Post by Lark11 on Apr 10, 2008 23:04:36 GMT -5
I'm sure that'll be required reading. Here's a blurb from his blog:
On July 7, 1977, Joe Morgan was picked off twice by Houston pitcher Joaquin Andujar. Morgan was a very proud player, especially of his ability to steal bases, and he was furious. Here was the what he supposedly said to Andujar after the game:
“That’s the first time that ever happened to me, Joaquin. The next time I face you I’m going to steal second, I’m going to steal third, I’m going to steal home. Then I’m going to steal your underwear.”
I love quotes like that. The question that remains though is … did Joe Morgan ever get Andujar back?
The answer is: Sort of. But not really.
The next time they faced each other, Morgan tried to steal a base off Andujar. He was caught stealing.
The time after that, Morgan tried to steal a base off Andujar again. He was caught stealing again. I can only imagine how angry Morgan was at that point.
Two years later, he walked and doubled off Andujar. But no stolen base.
In fact, it took Morgan SIX YEARS to get some measure of revenge off of Andujar. By then, Morgan was 39 years old. He could still steal a base — he took 18 out of 20 that year — but instead he got Andujar back by banging two home runs off him in the same game. It was probably not the revenge Morgan was hoping for — he never did steal a base off of Andujar. But, hey, two home runs off a pitcher is a pretty good beatdown.
There’s one more part of the story: The next time Morgan faced Andujar, he cracked two doubles. On one of those doubles, though, Andujar picked him off second base.
On July 7, 1977, Joe Morgan was picked off twice by Houston pitcher Joaquin Andujar. Morgan was a very proud player, especially of his ability to steal bases, and he was furious. Here was the what he supposedly said to Andujar after the game:
“That’s the first time that ever happened to me, Joaquin. The next time I face you I’m going to steal second, I’m going to steal third, I’m going to steal home. Then I’m going to steal your underwear.”
I love quotes like that. The question that remains though is … did Joe Morgan ever get Andujar back?
The answer is: Sort of. But not really.
The next time they faced each other, Morgan tried to steal a base off Andujar. He was caught stealing.
The time after that, Morgan tried to steal a base off Andujar again. He was caught stealing again. I can only imagine how angry Morgan was at that point.
Two years later, he walked and doubled off Andujar. But no stolen base.
In fact, it took Morgan SIX YEARS to get some measure of revenge off of Andujar. By then, Morgan was 39 years old. He could still steal a base — he took 18 out of 20 that year — but instead he got Andujar back by banging two home runs off him in the same game. It was probably not the revenge Morgan was hoping for — he never did steal a base off of Andujar. But, hey, two home runs off a pitcher is a pretty good beatdown.
There’s one more part of the story: The next time Morgan faced Andujar, he cracked two doubles. On one of those doubles, though, Andujar picked him off second base.
