Dave Parker was a bad, bad man. In 1979, he and Willie Stargell (among others) took a break from leading the 'We Are Family' Pirates to the World Series title to show the American League just how bad.Parker drove in a run in the 2nd inning on a sacrifice fly, but he won the MVP in the '79 Midsummer's Classic on the strength of his awesome right arm. With the AL leading, 6-5, in the bottom of the 7th, Jim Rice doubled to deep right. Parker retrieved the ball and gunned Rice at third to blunt a rally.
Then, after the NL tied the game in the bottom of the 7th, California Angel Brian Downing led off the following inning with a single. Downing was sacrified to second, Reggie Jackson was intentionally walked, and Bruce Sutter struck out Bobby Grich to bring Graig Nettles to the plate (a mere 9 months after Nettles' caught Carl Yastrzemski's pop-up for the final out of the 1978 AL East playoff - not that I'm scarred, or anything). Nettles blooped a single to right, in front of the charging Parker.
The Cobra, as Parker was nicknamed (which remains to this day one of the great badass monikers in sports), fielded the ball cleanly and unleashed one of the most jawdropping throws in memory, hitting catcher Gary Carter in the chest. Carter held on to the ball as the burly Downing crashed into him, ending the inning and preserving the tie. The NL plated a run in the top of the 9th to win, 7-6.
And then Parker and Keith Hernandez went out and scored some top-quality blow.
parker's beard was also top-notch
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ReplyDeleteThat photo is tough at nails.
ReplyDeleteThey had that All-Star Game on the MLB network a month or so ago. Those throws were unbelievable. Parker was a beast -- he was like Dave Winfield in the evil Spider-Man suit.
ReplyDeletemy grandfather hated dave parker because he wore a beard.
ReplyDeletei wonder what he would think of my mustache.
new "greasetruck" song. very beachy.
Those are some badass uniforms.
ReplyDeleteBeard growing in. Just in time to shave most of it off.
Mustache is plateauing a bit. Beginning to question my own swarthiness.
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ReplyDeleteIf more baseball players still rocked beards like that whilst smoking in the dugout, well, I'd watch more baseball.
ReplyDeleteI just got my haircut. told the woman to not touch the beard. she looked at me like I was crazy. my beard is longer than the hair on my head right now.
ReplyDeleteThat's funny. The hair in my armpits is longer than the hair on my head and my beard.
ReplyDeleteall the womenfolk in my office seem to enjoy the beard. they're gonna love the mustache.
ReplyDeleteGorman Thomas would have thrived on this year's fishing trip. Same with Al Hrabosky.
ReplyDeleterollie fingers would've been all up in this shit
ReplyDeleteWalt Frazier could bring it too.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget Wade Boggs, Jack Morris, Frank Viola, Ron Guidry, Steve Balboni, Wayne Tolleson, Don Mattingly and Goose Gossage. And Dale Berra, if he doesn't spend the whole day trying to snort the foul lines.
ReplyDeletegeoff's gonna have something to say about the president's all-star game outfit. and i'm probably going to agree with him.
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ReplyDeleteIf I put my self in Barry O's spot, its really almost impossible to dress appropriately for "President throwing out first pitch at the all-star game.". His attempt was poor, but I can't tell you what he should have worn.
ReplyDeleteI think the right answer is jeans, a Polo shirt and the hat of the team you support...after giving it some thought.
ReplyDeleteI think somebody needs to give Barry O some better jeans and sneakers. It looked like he was rocking Lee jeans, circa 1989. They looked amazingly ill-fitting for a guy who seems to be in decent shape. And couldn't he have sported a pair of hipster Pumas instead of whatever he wore?
ReplyDeleteBut, in all seriousness, it's good to see him honor a class act like Ozzie Guillen.
Yeah, I should have distinguished "jeans purchased this year that fit and don't have a nine inch zipper and tapered legs."
ReplyDeleteWhen did Pumas become "hipster Pumas"?
ReplyDeleteThey were hipster Pumas until they started selling them at Urban Outfitters. Now every woman under 30 wears them on the subway to work and changes into their work shoes when they get to the office.
ReplyDeleteAdd "wearing Pumas to work" to the list of Thing Women Under 30 Hane in Common with Swint.
ReplyDeletejust whittled the beard down to a mustache . . . i hope everyone else looks as retarded as i do.
ReplyDeleteTrust me, I do.
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking about doing my whittling prior to my soccer game tonight. Going for the David Seaman look. It should be either intimidating or comical enough to do some damage defensively.
ReplyDelete"You all think it is inappropriate to hire a girlfriend. I don't think it is. In fact, there is no law against it" -- ex-DC Mayor Marion Barry (D), now hiring (Washington Post).
ReplyDeleteDaniel Snyder might be too much of a sinister prick to be Michael Scott, but that Marion Barry quote is lifted almost verbatim from an episode of "The Office."
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Have yet to trim down to the stache. Still no clue as to how awful I should make it look.
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good for some ideas.
Jerry with the David Seaman reference. I'd guess about 50% of the people who frequent G:TB know/remember who he is.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for me, I had a presentation to do this afternoon and had to trim my beard. Its a shame too. I hadn't trimmed it in over 3 weeks.
They were hipster Pumas until they started selling them at Urban Outfitters. Now every woman under 30 wears them on the subway to work and changes into their work shoes when they get to the office. Judi Online
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