San Jose Mercury News · Jul 11, 2019
A’s laud Aussie All-Star Liam Hendriks in ad that includes a filthy word Down Under
Oakland Athletics opening pitcher Liam Hendriks (16) smiles during batting practice before the American League wild-card game against the New York Yankees in the Bronx borough of New York City on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018.Profanity in baseball? You bet your (expletive) there is.
Most of it is deliberate, like when Willie Mays hit his first major league home run, clear out of the Polo Grounds, and Giants manager Leo Durocher said, “I’ve never seen a (expletive) ball get out of a (expletive) park so (expletive) fast in my (expletive) life.”
Occasionally the profanity is inadvertent, maybe even unwitting.