Whitson is also known for fighting Billy Martin (his manager) late in the 1985 season after being scratched from his scheduled start. The two had an altercation in a bar in Baltimore that resulted in Whitson receiving a cracked rib, while Martin broke his arm, and was fired for the 4th time as a Yankee in his career.

@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace

Жыл бұрын

Martin scratched Whitson because Whitson was pitching HORRIBLY at Yankee Stadium.. Rarely getting out of the 4th inning and an ERA well above 6.00.. He pitched decently on the road, but just could not pitch in New York. Even after the Yankees traded him back to the Padres, Whitson couldn't pitch in New York.. the Mets owned him at Shea Stadium.. and he pitched well against them in San Diego.

@jimsturm2061

Жыл бұрын

@@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace good check. I forgot to say it was a HEALTHY scratch

@LiveFromThePorcelainPalace

Жыл бұрын

@@jimsturm2061 I remember it well.. they were doing everything they could to avoid pitching Whitson at Yankee Stadium. He'd pitch a good game on the road.. come home and give up 6 runs in 2 innings.

@wewin03

Жыл бұрын

Yes Whitson spiked Martin into the ground on every single play.

Whitson was one of my favs back in the day. Hard nosed, could not play for NY but found his home in San Diego. Of course I remember this unique story, pls keep them coming. 👏

Whitson and Bryn Smith were the best palmballers of the 80's.

I know about Ed Whitson because of the tails from older Yankees fans and his disastrous time there

@TPTGopher

Жыл бұрын

When the highlight of your tenure is kicking Billy Martin's ass in a hotel bar...

Was Ed Whitson the other starter in the infamous Pascual Perez beanball game?

@muggsyaxton8085

Жыл бұрын

Yep!

@TPTGopher

Жыл бұрын

Who then returned from being tossed to become the bat-wielding shirtless lunatic in the Padres dugout.

@rngfootball759

Жыл бұрын

Yes that is one of the wildest bench clearing brawls of all time

@muggsyaxton8085

Жыл бұрын

@@rngfootball759 when there's JaguarGator6 (NHL edition), I look forward to him talking about the Bruins-Rangers brawl from '79.

Ohhhhhh, *can* of Pepsi (as said at the end). Was thinking glass bottle at first.

@agrofindastation

Жыл бұрын

'I only have my palmball because a twist-off Pepsi-Cola bottle cap cut the middle finger of my hand,' Whitson said Tuesday, a day before his scheduled start for the San Diego Padres in Game 2 of the World Series against Dan Petry and the Detroit Tigers. So you were right, it was the glass bottles of the 1980s and those aluminum caps. Should have just used a bottle opener.

@muggsyaxton8085

Жыл бұрын

@@agrofindastation thank you! And I like your handle. Used to have EvangelicalAgnostic but no one got it and/or appreciated it.

All he wanted was a Pepsi. Just one pepsi…

These padres jersey nice

If I remember right, Jake Peavy cut his hand on a can of green beans. Must be a San Diego problem.

Ed Whitson had his problems with the Yankees. Lots of players can't handle the scrutiny of New York that is still a baseball town first.

At least it worked better for him than it did for Trevor Bauer after his drone accident. That could be a future video topic

Ol Whitson was as tough as nails....grew up Hard in Unicio,Tn....no Dad around along with 8 other siblings.....making it to the Majors is very rare here in the mountains and he did ......Always admired him. Thanks for the story.

@dannywhite9735

7 ай бұрын

Ed’s brother Dennis was my boxing coach back in the 70’s. I remember during boxing practice, in an old building, downtown Erwin, Eddie would come watch. Eddie played Elementary School football for Rock Creek Elementary School. He could play any sport and excel. He was a tremendous basketball player in high school as well as baseball. He was as tuff as they come.

Burger King sells Coke products, so at least I know you weren't going to show me a BK commercial.

@kevinramsey417

Жыл бұрын

WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER WHOPPER....

@CTubeMan

Жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot!

4:10 9 batters

Can we pause to admired the Padres 85-90 Brown/Orange one of the most underrated uniforms in MLB history

Ive followed the Padres and remember how good Whiston was but this is the 1st time ive heard about The Palm. Padres had the best 1-2 pitchers in the early 80s with Whiston and the late Eric Show and one of the reason why they made it to the World Series in 1984

Too bad Pepsi wasnt the Padres official soft drink Ed would've been perfect for commercial

He was a joke for the Yankees!!!

@donaldpaluga

Жыл бұрын

Blame Costanza

@TPTGopher

Жыл бұрын

Not when he drunkenly broke his manager's arm...

I admire Ed Whitson because he finally gave Billy Martin what he deserved.

@chrishensley6745

7 ай бұрын

Amen!

@brando7266

3 ай бұрын

He was 25 years younger, not a fair fight,

@FerdinandCesarano

3 ай бұрын

@@brando7266 - Considering that it was Billy who attacked Whitson, the fight was entirely fair.

@brando7266

3 ай бұрын

@@FerdinandCesarano it takes two to tango, 😆, I'm just saying, at the same age, I'd take Billy, he was a brawler,

I could be wrong, but it sounds more like he cut himself on an aluminum crown, not a plastic cap. Back then probably glass bottles with crowns on them.

I can't believe that one accident with a Pepsi bottle added so many years to Whitson's career. Pepsi should've launched an ad campaign with him! 😁

The palm ball. gone away just like the screwball and sadly the knuckler. I remember going to a Rangers clinic in 1982 where Paul Mirabella used the palm ball with limited success. I believe if mymemory serves correctly the pitcher used 3 fingers and a thumb to throw it. Or I might be thinking another forgotten pitch, the forkball.

Before Kenny Rogers there was Ed Whitson.

i think this was 1984 pretty sure 83 series was Baltimore and Philly

Unicoi County High School. Not Union County.