Miguel Tejada a candidate for the elite pitch tipping-steroids club
In a New York Times article today, we get a look inside the A’s clubhouse in 2001, and things look messy. Sociologically, not literally.
It turns out many of the A’s players were convinced Miguel Tejada was tipping pitches to his Dominican Republic friends. Convinced enough that they called a contentious team meeting that only the Jimmy Carter-esque Ron Gant could calm down. Teammates also thought he was gifting hits to buddies, like the time he “missed” a Tony Batista grounder one night after Batista “missed” a Tejada pop-up.
Tejada was also one of the players identified by Joe Posnanski as a potential recipient of Alex Rodriguez tip-offs in 2001.
Tejada denied all of it but it’s not like he’s necessarily the most trustworthy guy in baseball. He lied about his age before coming into the league and lied to Congress about steroids.
So, Miggy, which is worse, steroids or pitch-tipping? A-Rod’s former teammates and Dan Patrick’s readers would say the latter. And Barry Bonds fans, undoubtedly, will agree. You know Barry never tipped a pitch while lazily patrolling left field.
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By Peter on Saturday, August 29th, 2009 at 7:52 pm.
Tags: Oakland A's, San Francisco Giants