At the risk of being an old-timer, which I am, there was no bat flipping in my...
Posted by Billy Sample on
At the risk of being an old-timer, which I am, there was no bat flipping in my day. I don't care how excited you were, or the enormity of the situation, how cute your smile, your nation of origin, the status of your agent; there was no bat flipping! The closest I saw was Willie Montanez, whose home run trot has a separate heading on Yahoo (incredible, I just saw that). He showboated a home run batting ahead of me in old Arlington Stadium, where the ball seldom carried to right-center, he trotted to first, ran to right-center, trotted to second, ran to left-center, trotted to third and walked the last five steps to the plate. I'll save what transpired after that for the book, but let me say, I all but gave catcher, Butch Wynegar a massage. Half of my Rangers pitching staff would have fought each other for an opportunity to hit a batter in the neck his next plate appearance ... anyway, especially for my newer Facebook friends, here is an invitation to see how justice was meted out back in the day, in Reunion 108, an edgy, satirical, college frat-like, strongly R-rated, baseball clubhouse comedy with four former major league baseball players in the cast ... http://www.amazon.com/dp/B013ZJ4FOO… ... Reunion 108, through Amazon and/or the movie's IMDb and Facebook pages, can now be ordered for rent or purchase in standard definition instant download, in addition to the established DVD availability.
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Screenwriter, Billy Sample and director, James Suttles gives us a 'Fly on the Wall' view of two generations of professional baseball players returning to the minor league site of their respective championships. A 'Reunion' game is crafted for the fans, but before the game is played, the players are…
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