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10-18-2017, 08:00 AM
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Chicken Cacciatore
Chicken Cacciatore
The year was 1970. The Montreal Expos were hosting the St. Louis Cardinals at Jarry Park. It was a tight ballgame. As I recall, Rusty Staub ("Le Grand Orange") was on second with the Expos' go-ahead run.
Well, I can't remember the Expos batter, but I do recall he hit a sharp grounder up the middle and back into centerfield. As the hulking Staub lumbered around third base, you knew it was going to be a close, bang-bang play at the plate. The Cardinals catcher in those days is the former Yankees and LA Dodgers manager; currently, MLB's chief baseball officer, Joe Torre.
Well, everyone in the stands held their collective breath as the ball and the runner appeared to be arriving at home plate at exactly the same time. But just then, something inexplicable happened; the Braves catcher, Torre, stepped aside as Staub barreled across home plate with the go-ahead run.
Just then, a cry was heard from the Jarry Park stands: "Chicken Catcher Torre!" Or, if you prefer: Chicken Cacciatore.
Oh, by the way, generally speaking, why do baseball play-by-play announcers have small hands: "Wee paws for station identification."
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10-18-2017, 08:10 AM
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I thought Harriet was the Braves' catcher in 1970.
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10-18-2017, 08:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by garyscpa
I thought Harriet was the Braves' catcher in 1970.
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He said they were playing the St Louis Cardinals.
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10-18-2017, 11:50 AM
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I think Teach does this intentionally...
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10-18-2017, 12:47 PM
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The real story
https://www.thescore.com/news/1105641
" I’ll always remember the worst pun I ever gave was in the Coliseum,” Scully said. “Joe Torre was the catcher, and he caught a foul tip off his hand. He had to come out of the game, but the next day, he played third base. And I was just talking to the fans, and somehow this came out: I said, ‘Well, there’s Joe, playing third. If he does not ever put the gear back on behind the plate, he will forever be known as Chicken Catcher Torre.’ The groan from the crowd of 50-60 thousand was something I’ll still remember to my dying day.”
Last edited by Nutz and Boltz; 10-18-2017 at 12:49 PM.
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10-18-2017, 01:20 PM
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or if the one time goalie for the pittsburgh penguins roberto romano didnt join in a brawl or fight i guess he would b CHICKEN ROMANO
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10-18-2017, 09:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thaskalos
I think Teach does this intentionally...
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Clearly.
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10-18-2017, 10:16 PM
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Funny "Le Grand Orange" was a great chef as well, He had a very good restaurant on the upper east side in Manhattan if I recall. Think it was named Rusty's.
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10-18-2017, 10:17 PM
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I bet he made a great "Chicken Catcher Torre" 
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