Back in my day, if Bob Gibson gave up a home run, the next batter KNEW he needed to kiss dirt to avoid being hit by an inside pitch.
Today, you go to the inside of the plate, the umpire gives you a warning.
Field of Dreams (paraphrasing) Shoeless Joe: “The last pitch was high and inside, what’s the next one going to be?”
Archie Griffin: Low and outside
Shoeless Joe: Right, but watch for one in your ear
Todays hitters wouldn’t stand a chance against pitchers of yesteryear (provided yesteryears rules were in force).
Back in my day, if Bob Gibson gave up a home run, the next batter KNEW he needed to kiss dirt to avoid being hit by an inside pitch
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A lot of ‘so called’ fans call Bryce Harper a crybaby and loudmouth.
Remember very early in his career he was hit by a Pitch from one Cole Hamels, and ended up stealing home.(After the game Hamels indicated the HBP was intentional as BH needed some ‘schoolin’.)
The next time up he BUNTED the ball up the first base line.
Not a doubt in my mind that if the P would have went to field it, BH would have attempted to ‘place him in another portion of the stadium’, probably starting with spike marks up his back.
Sal Maglie wasn’t called ‘Sal the Barber’ because he wielded a razor.....