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major consequence of last night's shutout

iramets Jun 20 2007 06:07 AM

breaking news: (from this morning's [url=http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/20/sports/baseball/20mets.html?_r=1&ref=sports&oref=slogin]NY TIMES)[/url] Santana may be involved in a more entertaining event today. Bert Blyleven, a former Twins pitcher who is now a broadcaster, told Santana before the game that if he pitched a complete-game shutout, Blyleven would allow his head to be shaved.

Frayed Knot Jun 20 2007 07:09 AM

Who was the ex-player/announcer for Pittsburgh (was it Jim Rooker?) who said, during a game where the Pirates had a huge lead in Philly, that if they were to blow this game he'd walk back to Pittsburgh. Well, they did. And, while he didn't walk back that night, he did later organize a walk-a-thon connected to a charity and eventually made the cross-Pennsylvania trek on foot.

attgig Jun 20 2007 09:44 AM

Frayed Knot wrote: Who was the ex-player/announcer for Pittsburgh (was it Jim Rooker?) who said, during a game where the Pirates had a huge lead in Philly, that if they were to blow this game he'd walk back to Pittsburgh. Well, they did. And, while he didn't walk back that night, he did later organize a walk-a-thon connected to a charity and eventually made the cross-Pennsylvania trek on foot. that's really cool. and you're right. it's rooker: http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Jim_Rooker

Johnny Dickshot Jun 20 2007 10:02 AM

I was at that game!

SteveJRogers Jun 20 2007 04:35 PM

Doesn't look like Bert has much left to go anyway I wonder what prompted the challenge? Has Gardenhire been not letting him finish games?

Edgy DC Jun 20 2007 05:36 PM

SteveJRogers wrote: Doesn't look like Bert has much left to go anyway Shut up!