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April 01, 2014
Angels Hitting Coach Don Baylor Breaks Leg On Ceremonial First Pitch: Never seen that before ...
Here's to a speedy recovery for "Groove..."
posted by DraftSharksFF to baseball at 08:42 AM - 5 comments
Now everyone sees another lesson as to why you can't just stick any old fielder behind the plate as an "emergency catcher".
posted by grum@work at 11:36 AM on April 01, 2014
Ouch. That hurts to watch.
posted by rcade at 12:36 PM on April 01, 2014
I didn't know that he endured so many HBP, yfm. Brutal!
posted by DraftSharksFF at 07:24 PM on April 03, 2014
Baylor was famous for it. When he came to the Red Sox from the Yankees in 86, Steinbrenner famously said, "Baylor's bat will be dead by August".
To which we replied, "maybe it will, but his butt won't be!". That guy knew how to rotate a body part into an inside pitch.
posted by beaverboard at 09:12 PM on April 03, 2014
What are the odds of Don Baylor getting hit by a pitch?