Joe Morgan, my favorite ballplayer, told this story.
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He had struck out badly. When he returned to the dugout a teammate grabbed a bat and used the handle as a fake microphone and approached Morgan to interview him about that at bat.
The player asked Joe, "Joe can you tell me what happened on that pitch."
Morgan: "I sure will. I'm going to tell you the difference between a curveball and a MFing curveball. Now, your curveball you can pick up the spin right away, track it, and a get a good hack on it. Now, your MFing curveball looks just like a fastball until it crosses the plate, falls off the table, you swing and miss like a fool, and now it's a MFing Strike Three."
Love that Joe.
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He appreciated his stance and his humor. 
He'd ask me to tape the end of the games. I don't know if he ended up watching all of them, but that meant I ended up watching Joe Morgan many times. My Dad was a huge sports fan. 
they would step out and argue with the umpire by saying "that ball SOUNDED outside."
as part of the Big Red Machine in the 70's and I was for the Battlin' Buccos from Pittsburgh.
So many great players on both sides - and what a history both of the teams had!
Sad to see how MLB has thrown so many teams aside because of owner's greed. 
