PITTSBURGH - On the 46th anniversary of Pirates Hall of Famer Bill Mazeroski's home run that beat the Yankees in the 1960 World Series, startling news reveals that Maz was a fake.For years baseball enthusiasts have tried to figure out Mazeroski could turn double plays so quickly. Now they know. Mazeroski confessed late yesterday that he couldn't hide the truth any longer: He routinely hid baseballs in his mouth.
"I'd field the grounder with my left hand, but I already had a different ball from my mouth in my right hand, ready to make the throw for the double play," Mazeroski said.
Maz's former teammate and manager Bill Virdon is shocked. "I'll be damned! All this time I thought that was a wad of tobacco in his cheek."
"Putting the ball in my mouth was nothing," Mazeroski said. "The real trick was squeezing the glove in there with it. Heck, there was barely room for my sunglasses, wallet and lighter."
