20 Şubat 2013 Çarşamba

Funny Ball: Baseball's Strangest Moments

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Tommy JohnWith the A's and Mariners playing ball in Tokyo, baseball season is here... if a little early and in the middle of the night.

Like every other season, this one will have its share of memorable moments -- including more than a few that will be memorable for all the wrong reasons.

Like a 1988 game that Tommy John would like to forget because of his three errors.

These errors weren't just in one game... or one inning. Amazingly, he made them on the same play in the fourth inning.

With a runner on first, John bobbled an easy ground ball (error number one), and then threw the ball past Don Mattingly at first base (error number two). As the ball went into the outfield, the runner on first dashed around the bases and headed for home.

You see where this is going, right?

John took to cutoff throw and immediately hurled it into the opposing team's dugout instead of at the plate for error number three.

No wonder I try my best to forget everything about the late 1980s Yankees.

Like that tale? Then you'll love "The Baseball Hall of Shame: The Best of Blooperstown" by Bruce Nash and Allan Zullo, just published by Lyons Press.

Zullo said the John story is one of his favorites.

"Most of the Hall of Shamers we interviewed had such a great sense of humor and could poke fun at themselves," he said by email, and John "laughed his head off" when explaining the infamous play.

He even offered up an explanation worthy of a lefthander: "There was a thunderstorm coming and there were a lot of negative ions in the air, and since I was wearing a metal cup, it just glitched my mind."

For a few more cringe-worthy tales, visit my new gallery "The Baseball Hall of Shame" -- but if you're like me, you'll want to get the book.

And be sure to come back tomorrow for more.

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