Thursday, December 1, 2022

Gaylord Perry died. He wrote a book about his cheating. How come no one really cares about his cheating?


ME AND THE SPITTER an Autobiographical Confession by Gaylord Perry. Published in 1974.

Photo of Gaylord Perry

Gaylord Perry

Position: Pitcher

Bats: Right  •  Throws: Right

6-4205lb (193cm, 92kg)

Born: September 151938 in Williamston, NC us

Died: December 12022 (Aged 84-077d) in Gaffney, SC






Pitched 1962-1983. Published his confession in 1974, right in the middle. Won his second Cy Young award in 1978. Elected to the Hall of Fame in 1991.

MLB Network has guys mentioning Perry's cheating in passing, then praising him.

What the heck? How is sign stealing worse?

Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED), including steroids? What percentage of players, including pitchers, used PED when it was used the most?

Worst Player Behavior? Sunday, March 17, 2013

Worst behavior is listed below in descending order, including outright cheating...

- Tampering with the ball (Gaylord PerryWhitey Ford, …).

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