There's a curse bigger than the Bambino, the Billy Goat and the Black Sox that no one seems to talk about. It's claimed yet another victim this year and still baseball fans choose to ignore it.
I'm talking about the 'curse of the San Francisco Giants All-Star Pitchers.' (Or better known as COTSFGASP.) Since 1983, the All-Star Game has dominated Giants' pitchers like Chris Berman dominates co-workers. The curses' latest victim? Twenty-four year old Giants' phenom Tim Lincecum, who was forced to miss Tuesday night's game due to being hospitalized because of dehydration.
Seriously, this curse isn't f'ning around. See below.
1983: Atlee Hammaker
In perhaps the worst beating by an All-Star Game on a Giants' pitcher happened in 1983. Atlee Hammaker led the NL with a 2.25 ERA that season and was selected to the All-Star Game. He was then hammered for seven runs on six hits in just 0.2 innings and to make matters worse, he gave u...
THE BACKYARD
BEST OF MAXIM
AROUND THE WEB
MLB Forum Discussions
3 replies,
2 days ago
1 replies,
2 days ago
1 replies,
2 days ago
1 replies,
2 days ago
2 replies,
3 days ago
| Latest Rumors |
|
|
|
|
Today's Best Stuff |
For BloggersJoin the Yardbarker Network (YBN) for more promotion, traffic, and money. |
Company Info |
Help |
What is Yardbarker?Yardbarker is the largest network of sports blogs and pro athlete blogs on the web. This site is the hub of the Yardbarker Network, where our editors and algorithms curate the best sports content from our network and beyond. |














