Gaylord Perry and the spitball

[DrungoHazewood]

Just wait, I have a tenuous connection to Orioles' history here...

In this clip Perry is talking to David Letterman about throwing the spitter.  It's 1983.  That's the same year my Dad's work arranged a bus trip to Memorial Stadium to see a doubleheader between the Royals and the Orioles.  Perry started game one.  One of the buses had mechanical troubles and we didn't get there until the 7th or 8th inning, but I think Perry was still on the mound when we walked in.  The Orioles scored twice on a Joe Nolan double and a Jim Dwyer groundout.  Then they took Dan Quisenberry apart (for once) and scored three times in the 9th to win it.  They won the nightcap 3-1 behind a Jim Dwyer homer and seven strong innings from Storm Davis.  Game one box here, two here.

Just look at Gaylord, he's 44 there, in his last MLB season.  But he could pass for 65 easy.

Edited September 16, 2022 by DrungoHazewood

[Redskins Rick]

Great thread.

Love that 1983 team. one my of personal favorite.

[jdwilde1]

And this is Phil Niekro in 1984 at age 45.  He’s the same age as Tom Brady is now.