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No. 2000.10.03

2000

Pitching Disasters2000

Rick Ankiel Loses the Plate

Rick Ankiel was twenty-one, a phenom, and ahead 6–0 in his first playoff start. In the third inning he threw five wild pitches and could not find the strike zone.

St. Louis Cardinals · Atlanta Braves

Jose Canseco with the Yuma Scorpions in 2011. He is not in a Rangers uniform, and this is not the fly ball at Cleveland Stadium.

Fielding Fiascos1993

The Ball Comes Off Canseco's Head

Carlos Martinez flew to right at Cleveland Stadium. The ball ticked Jose Canseco's glove, hit him on the head, and bounced over the fence for a home run.

Texas Rangers · Cleveland Indians

Steve Lyons, by then a Dodgers broadcaster, on April 20, 2013. This is not the July 16, 1990 game in which he dropped his pants.

Personalities & Off-field1990

Steve Lyons Drops His Pants

Steve Lyons beat out a bunt, slid into first, and unbuckled his pants on live television to shake the dirt out.

Chicago White Sox · Detroit Tigers