Cashing Out
It's Norm Cash's birthday today. Born in 1934, he was a proud member of the '68 Detroit Tigers. He's the one who started the rally in game 7 that gave the team the World Series.
He was a great slugger, and had a career year in 1961, hitting .361 and winning the batting title. More people would have noticed if Roger Maris hadn't hit 61 homers that same season.
He died tragically in 1986, when he slipped off a boat, hit his head and drowned. But in his day, he was one of the most beloved sports figures in town. Which is why I was surprised, when looking for some footage of him, to discover this rant:
posted by LAGuy @ 12:21 AM
2 Comments:
Well it's a rant if untrue. If it is true that Cash (1) admitted corking his bats in 1961 and (2) that was a violations of MLB rules at the time, it seems like a reasonable critique. So what's the answer?
Rants are not based on whether they're true of false.
Word verification: Dented. Which is what happened to his bat.
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