WARNING!! Annual Off-Topic Baseball Thread. Esteemed Members BEWARE!!

[Dan_ref]

Originally Posted by rockyroad

Yeah, but wasn't that fight with Billy Martin? That doesn't really count as a fight. does it? More of a slap-fest...

Nope

1981 World Series
During the 1981 World Series, Steinbrenner provided a colorful backdrop to the Yankees' loss of the series. After a Game 3 loss in Los Angeles, Steinbrenner called a press conference in his hotel room, showing off his left hand in a cast and various other injuries that he claimed was earned in a fight with two Dodgers fans in the hotel elevator. Nobody came forward about the fight, leading most to believe that he had made up the story of the fight in order to light a fire under the Yankees. Additionally, after the series, Steinbrenner publicly apologized to Yankee fans for the team's defeat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steinbrenner

[rockyroad]

Originally Posted by Dan_ref

Nope

1981 World Series
During the 1981 World Series, Steinbrenner provided a colorful backdrop to the Yankees' loss of the series. After a Game 3 loss in Los Angeles, Steinbrenner called a press conference in his hotel room, showing off his left hand in a cast and various other injuries that he claimed was earned in a fight with two Dodgers fans in the hotel elevator. Nobody came forward about the fight, leading most to believe that he had made up the story of the fight in order to light a fire under the Yankees. Additionally, after the series, Steinbrenner publicly apologized to Yankee fans for the team's defeat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Steinbrenner

Oh, 1981...I was like two years old then!

[mick]

Torre is workin' the same dugout.

[tjones1]

Originally Posted by mick

Torre is workin' the same dugout.

I saw the press conference, it was at a far distance, and I was wondering if he got canned. Finally, I was able to go closer and saw the headline was reading he will return -- as he should, IMO.

[M&M Guy]

Ok, I just heard another Chuck-type factoid - do you know what happened last night that has never happened in the history of post-season baseball?

It was the bottom of the fourth or fifth inning, and Oakland had runners on 2nd and 3rd with no one out. Robertson then proceeded to strike out the side. Apparently that's the first time in major league post-season history that the side had been struck out with runners in scoring position.

[ChuckElias]

Originally Posted by M&M Guy

Robertson then proceeded to strike out the side. Apparently that's the first time in major league post-season history that the side had been struck out with runners in scoring position.

I remember that he did it. I even said out loud that he'd struck out the side. Didn't realize it was a first. Leyland came to the mound after the second hitter reached base. After the 3rd K, the announcer said, "Man, I wonder what Leyland said to him out there!"

[M&M Guy]

Originally Posted by ChuckElias

I remember that he did it. I even said out loud that he'd struck out the side. Didn't realize it was a first. Leyland came to the mound after the second hitter reached base. After the 3rd K, the announcer said, "Man, I wonder what Leyland said to him out there!"

I heard a post-game interview with Leyland where he was asked that, and all he said to Robertson was "to basically ignore the runners on base and just make your pitches. If you try to pitch too carefully, you'll give up the big inning, but if you just concentrate on the hitters, the worst that could happen is two runs score, and we're still ahead."

Sounded like he knew what he was talking about.