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help: In the 80s or early 90s there was a major league pitcher who tried to flick sandpaper out of his back pocket on the mound right next to the umps

Posted by Max Apr 20 '10, 18:05

the cameras caught it and you could see it in slow motion. Who was the pitcher?

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gaylord perry and it was an emery board -- nm - dogbert Apr 20, 18:11 5
- oops, sorry, it was niekro throwing the emery board -- nm - dogbert Apr 20, 18:14 4
  - it could have been any of them with all sorts of foreign objects -- nm - the 40 year old virgin Apr 20, 18:17 3
    - He's looking for a particluar one. I'm pretty sure it's Niekro, though Perry would have been a good possibility. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:19 2
      - Even better -- (link) - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:27 1
        
        Seems Perry used vaseline though. -- nm - the liioulu with Apr 20, 18:28
Joe Niekro -- nm - groiny Apr 20, 18:05 1
- Didn't realize he died - amoxy Apr 20, 18:09

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