issue #07 pdf - Razorcake

from the wads in the music ormotion picture industries, it’s fromthe same species of wads in thesports industries.But the Roseboro incidentwas to shadow Marichal even afterhe left the beloved world of baseballitself. He ended his shit-kickingfifteen-year career with thekind of stats any pitcher wouldenvy. By the time Marichal threwhis last pitch and retired in 1973, hehad pitched fifty shutouts, struckout two hundred batters or more sixtimes, won 243 games (more thanpitchers Sandy Koufax, DonDrysdale, or Bob Gibson) andracked up a winning percentagehigher than that hotshot Cy Younghimself. Still later, in his first twoyears of being eligible, Marichalwas denied entry into the be-allend-allof baseball, the Hall ofFame. Can you fucking say “blackballing”again? The obvious couldn’tbe ignored, so finally, onJanuary 12, 1983, the membershipof the Baseball Writers Associationof America quit being sissies aboutthe situation and got their shittogether. Juan Marichal, #27,became the 180th player to beinducted into the National BaseballHall of Fame in Cooperstown, NewYork. Strange as it would seem tomost, Juan never complained aboutbeing overlooked in 1981 and 1982(but I can guess Giants fans wereslightly pissed, to say the least). Hehad said on numerous occasionspublicly that he believed that theRoseboro incident didn’t keep himoutside the Hall (and if you believethat, o’ gullible one....), and wouldsuggest, “Some sports writers justhave very high standards.” Gottalove that. Why argue about it inpublic or anywhere else? Right on.I gotta say, Juan sure did handle itthe right way – embrace the situationwith humility and bide thetime – because he and the fansknew exactly why the hell he waitedfor two years to get into theHall. The same fucking meddlingthat happened with the Cy YoungAward he never attained (butMarichal fans know damn well thathe’s got one coming).Juan “Dominican Dandy”Marichal currently resides in hisnative land these days, where abaseball stadium he funded stands,and he hosts many charity golftournaments. I’m hoping one ofthese days he’ll come to the statesand do a meet-and-greet for thefans. What would I like him tosign? Take a guess – “Beat on thebrat, beat on the brat, beat on thebrat with a ...”I’m Against It–Designated Dale