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The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

80: How The Game Was Played

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe

Society & Culture, History

4.839.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

Saul's nephew kept a secret his entire career - you could do that back then.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Holly and Cheneyce are prepping for a big weekend away and it needs to go exactly to plan

0:05.5

so they need to know exactly what they get in, like the choice of over 800 hotels.

0:09.9

Yes! Right in the centre!

0:12.1

So there are only moments away from where they want to be, with a super comfy bed waiting

0:16.8

for them at the end of the night. And with checkout by 12pm they can even hit snooze.

0:22.6

Enjoy the same feeling whatever the trip. Premier in, rest easy. Only available to book at

0:27.8

Premierin.com. This is the way I heard.

0:37.9

Saul Venzur had pitched himself into a jam. After eight scoreless innings he began the ninth by

0:44.8

giving up two hits and a walk. Now the bases were loaded with no outs and Saul was cursing the

0:52.0

umpire over a ball that clearly should have been a strike. Put a siego! In those days you could call

0:58.2

the umpire a blind whore. That's how the game was played. Saul stepped off the mound, grabbed a

1:04.4

handful of dirt and twisted the baseball between his giant hands. In the stands his handy cap nephew

1:11.7

watched his every move. Saul called his eye and gave him a wink. No problemo.

1:17.0

Then he turned his attention to the visitor's dugout where the opposing team shouted encouragement

1:23.4

to their batter. Wait for your pitch Alejandro. He's got nothing. Little man, little arm. At six foot

1:29.6

five there was nothing little about Saul including his ego. Or a yelled Saul. The umpire raised both

1:38.1

arms and called time. Saul's nephew watched his uncle stroll toward the opposing dugout where he

1:45.9

addressed the now silent players. Five dollars says I end this game without giving up a single run.

1:52.6

Any takers? In those days you could make a friendly wager in the minor leagues. That's how the game

1:58.9

was played. Like Saul the migrant workers on the opposing team weren't flush with cash. But the odds

2:06.8

were just too good to resist. So they pulled their money. They made their wager and then they watched

2:13.2

in horror as Saul struck out the side. Final score. Santa Barbara merchants. One. Oxnard aces.

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