Goose Gossage criticized for saying ‘nerds’ have ruined baseball
Who knew that Thursday would be a referendum on Major League Baseball?
First, it was Bryce Harper telling ESPN the sport needing to allow more individual expression. A short while later, former Yankees star relief pitcher Goose Gossage telling ESPN the game has become a “freaking joke because of the nerds who are running it.”
Here is more:
“I’ll tell you what has happened, these guys played rotisserie baseball at Harvard or wherever the (expletive) they went and they thought they figured the (expletive) game out. They don’t know (expletive) .
“A bunch of (expletive) nerds running the game. You can’t slide into second base. You can’t take out the (expletive) catcher because (Buster) Posey was in the wrong position and they are going to change all the rules. You can’t pitch inside anymore.”
There is even more “insight” from Gossage, who also ripped Toronto’s Jose Bautista for his bat flip, you can read here.
There were many, many angry old man jokes:
Goose Gossage blaming that nerd Joe Torre for changing the sliding rule at second base?
— Jon Weisman (@jonweisman) March 10, 2016
I think it was nice of Goose Gossage to cover every HOT TAEK for elderly baseball writers. More time for naps.
— Doug Farrar (@SI_DougFarrar) March 10, 2016
Goose Gossage seems like a nice guy. Or an angry, crazy old man. One of the two.
— Justin Rogers (@Justin_Rogers) March 10, 2016
Sounds like Oscar Robertson and Goose Gossage need to go golfing together, or do a podcast. #getoffmylawn
— Robert Flores (@RoFlo) March 10, 2016
Me at @bigleaguestew: Goose Gossage doesn't like Jose Bautista and nerds ruining the game. https://t.co/h9JNbiYgCa pic.twitter.com/0Hm0XQb4wR
— Chris Cwik (@Chris_Cwik) March 10, 2016
Alt headline for Goose Gossage kerfuffle: Old man demands attention, wants new bed pan
— Derek Raymaker (@draymaker) March 10, 2016
I like the idea of someone looking like Goose Gossage calling someone else a nerd.
— Matthew Ross (@MatthewWords) March 10, 2016
Goose Gossage and I share a birthday and a mustache, but that's about it.
— Kurt Blumenau (@kblumenau) March 10, 2016
Pretty sure wherever Goose Gossage is, he's got an onion tied to his belt @timandsid pic.twitter.com/GRb5ycYrr6
— Martyn Bailey (@martyn_bailey) March 10, 2016
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