63 Year Old Pitcher wins Game

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Little Danny

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Sep 8, 2010 11:02 PM
Bill "Spaceman" Lee wins a minor league game at age 63. Looks like he might be the oldest pitcher to ever win a professional game. I doubt I will be able to throw a ball to my grandkids at 63, let alone pitch for six innings at that level.

http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=sh-billleewins090510
Sep 8, 2010 11:02pm
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Sep 9, 2010 7:53 AM
Bill Lee is "out there" and this is coming from someone who doesn't think he's exactly playing with a full deck...lol
Sep 9, 2010 7:53am
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Little Danny

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Sep 9, 2010 8:50 AM
While pitching for the Boston Red Sox, Lee threatened to bite an umpire's ear off and encouraged people to write letters demanding a game in the 1975 World Series be replayed. He admitted to smoking weed before games, was a big Greenpeace advocate, favored school busing (very controversial in Boston) and he defended communist China. This guy would have been ESPN's wetdream if he played today.
Sep 9, 2010 8:50am
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Sep 9, 2010 11:09 AM
well then thank God he didn't
Sep 9, 2010 11:09am