I’m old enough to remember Nellie Fox & that huge bulge of tobacco in his cheek playing second for the White Sox.He died at 47 of cancer.Undoubtedly caused by that vile crap he put in his mouth all the time!
Why is baseball the only sport that allowed that? The gum/seed/gross whatever still wants to make me puke when I see it.On the other hand, a “strategic”: spit from the bench would make basketball a LOT more interesting!
AGING ALERT! I remember when Pedro Ramos swallowed his chaw on the mound and threw up. Even the umpires were laughing!When he recovered, he was in the stretch, and “repositioned” himself on camera, national game of the week. Might be the best video blooper ever!
What if Mom has a pinch of Skoal between her cheek and gums (just like Walt Garrison told us)? What’s more American than that?
And Nellie Fox was the first thing that came to my mind too, scrictures. Never saw him play but used to have some of his baseball cards. Didn’t Rocky Bridges always load up, too?
chewing tobacco can cause horrible mouth cancer.One guy where I worked brought in this big plug of chewing tobacco, about 6 inches long, one guy took him up on taking a big bite. Within 30 min he was sick and throwing up, he had a beard and it all got into his beard. Really gross, but everyone at work who saw this laughed at him for months
strictures almost 8 years ago
I’m old enough to remember Nellie Fox & that huge bulge of tobacco in his cheek playing second for the White Sox.He died at 47 of cancer.Undoubtedly caused by that vile crap he put in his mouth all the time!
mddshubby2005 almost 8 years ago
Stick with Big League Chew bubble gum, kids.
edward thomas Premium Member almost 8 years ago
Why is baseball the only sport that allowed that? The gum/seed/gross whatever still wants to make me puke when I see it.On the other hand, a “strategic”: spit from the bench would make basketball a LOT more interesting!
edward thomas Premium Member almost 8 years ago
AGING ALERT! I remember when Pedro Ramos swallowed his chaw on the mound and threw up. Even the umpires were laughing!When he recovered, he was in the stretch, and “repositioned” himself on camera, national game of the week. Might be the best video blooper ever!
Robert Nowall Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I suppose it’s all their fault for not putting out spittoons…
Kalkkuna almost 8 years ago
Beard. Scratching their beards. And they can’t chew because spitting doesn’t ‘clear the beard’.
Guilty Bystander almost 8 years ago
What if Mom has a pinch of Skoal between her cheek and gums (just like Walt Garrison told us)? What’s more American than that?
And Nellie Fox was the first thing that came to my mind too, scrictures. Never saw him play but used to have some of his baseball cards. Didn’t Rocky Bridges always load up, too?
timbob2313 Premium Member almost 8 years ago
chewing tobacco can cause horrible mouth cancer.One guy where I worked brought in this big plug of chewing tobacco, about 6 inches long, one guy took him up on taking a big bite. Within 30 min he was sick and throwing up, he had a beard and it all got into his beard. Really gross, but everyone at work who saw this laughed at him for months
mabrndt Premium Member almost 8 years ago
http://www.rocstartjax.org/news—such/bill-tuttle-a-snuff-story
hippogriff almost 8 years ago
Kalkkuna
Reminds me of a sketch from the ‘50s: "Before taking Hadacol, I couldn’t spit over my chin. Now I can spit all over my chin."