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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
That’s a great story.
Thanks for sharing. Sabes was one of the reasons I fell in love with the Royals.
I listened to his no-hitter with my Dad and Grandpa. Will never forget it.
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I was a HS soph and my mom drove me to school. Radio News said he threw the no no and played the broadcast clips. I was so jacked. She didn’t care. I can still remember being in the car. (aug 1991)
I pulled up his tape on YouTube, so I could see him thru adult eyes. That mFer could hit a tea cup on the black with his FB. 1984 G2 ALCS ge starts vs 104 win Detroit and Jim Palmer on pregame: “Bret goes 93 on both sides of the black and he’ll have to tonite to have a chance”. His FB command was ungodly.
He looks identical to Zack. Didn’t have Zack’s secondary stuff but shit they are doppelgängers with the FB. I’m amazed Zack had the second act he did. He’s a changeup guy now, one of MLB best. And Zack had the wipeout slider Bret never did.