Baseball player "oddballs" ; colorful stories to get some WS/baseball flavor up in here.

[berniecarbo]

I believe that was Concepcion in the dryer.

Pete Rose on Concepcion, he don't have to worry about pulled muscles because you can't pull bone.

 

[Kooky Kats]

 

[HymanKaplan_rivals48997]

Lasorda wasted more talent in his career than Dean Smith...

 

[LordEggForgotHisPassword_rivals]

Not so much about a player (though sort of) but the Templeton / Ozzie St. Louis thing and Templeton hating the fans / Whitey has always been interesting to me.

 

[Catman100]

Lasorda wasted more talent in his career than Dean Smith...

So is their current manager.

 

[80 Proof]

Was just talking about this one with a buddy yesterday.

 

[berniecarbo]

fastest pitcher ever

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Dalkowski

 

[kywildcatsfan#1]

During the 1981 World Series, George Steinbrenner showed up with a cast before meeting with the press and claimed he beat the **** out of Dodgers fans in an elevator. The Boss said, “I clocked them. There are two guys in this town looking for their teeth who will probably sue me.”

 

[JumperJack]