14 Jun 2022 5:51 pm
It was psychological warfare that Gaylord usually won. Just the idea that the next pitch might be "loaded up" gave the hitter something else for a distraction.Rock » 14 Jun 2022, 5:18 pm » wrote: ↑ I remember years (decades) ago one of the sports mags, SI, Sporting News, Sport, don't remember which, had Gaylord on the cover and behind him was a huge wave. Very funny.
An epic 16 inning pitching duel that involved a SFG Pitcher was this one....
Young Juan Marichal vs Old Timer Warren Spahn......The Best-Pitched Game in Baseball History: Warren Spahn and Juan Marichal – Society for American Baseball Research (sabr.org)
Marichal had to "mutiny against" his manager to keep from getting taken out. There was no **** way he was going to let Alvin Dark yank him as long as the Old Man Spahn was still out there.
The game began at 8 PM and both pitchers were still in the game at half past midnight.
Could you imagine any pitcher [especially a young guy] having the balls to refuse to be yanked after 6, 7, 8. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 or 16 innings nowadays...?
