Patrick del Poker Grande
07-13-2004, 04:48 PM
Alright, this little scenario was brought up on ESPN today, so I won't claim it as my own, but I do think it'd be quite interesting.
We all know the history between Clemens and Piazza. This year, Piazza will be catching Clemens in the all-star game. With Clemens all giddy to be pitching in the all-star game in his 'home town', this would be the ultimate opportunity for Piazza to 'settle' any grudge he may still have with Clemens. Of course there's the obvious opportunity for him to tip off the batters as to what pitch is coming. Alright, you're blowing Clemens' game - boo hoo. Now let's say he tips off Ichiro, Ichiro smacks one into right-center and gets a single. The next pitch, Ichiro takes off to steal second and oops! Piazza makes a bad throw and pegs Clemens. "Sorry, Roger! I didn't see you there - it slipped!"
We all know the history between Clemens and Piazza. This year, Piazza will be catching Clemens in the all-star game. With Clemens all giddy to be pitching in the all-star game in his 'home town', this would be the ultimate opportunity for Piazza to 'settle' any grudge he may still have with Clemens. Of course there's the obvious opportunity for him to tip off the batters as to what pitch is coming. Alright, you're blowing Clemens' game - boo hoo. Now let's say he tips off Ichiro, Ichiro smacks one into right-center and gets a single. The next pitch, Ichiro takes off to steal second and oops! Piazza makes a bad throw and pegs Clemens. "Sorry, Roger! I didn't see you there - it slipped!"