The Morning Skate, July 4: Try not to feel wound so tight

Last night at the Nat, legendary pitcher Gaylord Perry made an appearance.
Note, it’s pronounced Gay-lerd, not Gay-Lord like most of us assume.
He is most famous for his spit ball.At least, he had batters think that was what he was throwing. He wasn’t caught throwing one until his 21st season, in 1982.
Also notable: manager Alvin Dark is said to have remarked in 1963, Perry’s second big league season, that “they’d put a man on the moon before that man hit a home run