The tipping point: Brent Mayne responsible for J.T. Snow’s entire career
Brent Mayne and J.T. Snow were teammates on the Giants in 1998 and ‘99. But Mayne thinks they may never have shared the black and orange had Mayne not tipped a pitch to Snow back in 1992. Well, that statement comes with about 875 qualifiers, but it’s buried in here somewhere:
It was my second year in the Bigs and we were playing the Yankees in Kansas City towards the end of the season. Neither team had much to play for and JT was one of the expanded roster call-ups for the Yanks.
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So as he’s nervously getting into the box, I wandered out to talk to the pitcher (I can’t remember who it was.) On my way back, as I past JT to squat down, I mumbled at him “fastball outside.” He promptly drilled a double to left field and that was that. Like I said, that’s probably not why he got his first hit, he may have been too nervous to even hear me. Then again, maybe that IS how he got his first hit and maybe I’M responsible for his whole career.
While A’s players allegedly revolted when they found out Miguel Tejada was allegedly tipping pitches to buddies, it’s doubtful the Royals at the end of the 1992 season did much of anything. You want to tell your buddy what pitches are coming? Meh. Carry on.
UPDATE: Or maybe not?
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By Peter on Wednesday, February 10th, 2010 at 8:16 am.
Tags: San Francisco Giants