Communicating Through the Mitt

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Talk to the Glove!

Why do players bury their faces in their mitts, and who started this madness?

(By Jayson Stark)

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/9589483/the-history-glove-talking-baseball

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Darren O'Day speaks in the video.

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=9589404

[OrangeJerseys]

Smell the glove! Smell it!

Love that heckle.

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ALLEGED ORIGIN OF MITT-TALKING:

Game 1, 1989 N.L.C.S.

The way this tale goes is this: In Game 1 of the 1989 National League Championship Series, Maddux was about to face Will Clark with the bases loaded in a one-run game. Cubs catcher Rick Wrona and pitching coach Dick Pole trotted to the mound for a conference with Maddux and his infielders.

Meanwhile, from the on-deck circle, Clark supposedly read Maddux's lips as he mouthed the words, "Fastball, high inside."

SCROLL TO 1:21:15

[Redskins Rick]

Wasn't certain teams like Toronto and the White Sox accused of using long range cameras and reading lips??????