Apparently when you have discovered a talent that took on legendary status among a cultural demo that was mostly lukewarm about baseball, and that kid helped baseball's West Coast glamour team to October glory, you can break all the fire codes you bloody well want.
That cigar is the size of the plastic bats the Yanks used to give away in the 80s. Not only is Mike Brito enjoying a smoke, but the whole home plate area would be sharing in that aroma considering the proportions (although, it has been said that the man often didn't have his smoking pleasure lit). That tree-sized collection of tobacco and wrapping paper is a conversation starter as much as it is a nicotine delivery system. Far from the poorly concealed darts that guys like Earl Weaver and Jim Leyland used to sneak when dealing with the pressures of the game, Brito's smoke, lit of not, would surely have shown up better on Soviet radar than the American cruise missiles that threatened world peace in the 80s. And when you consider that the man was stylin' a white Panama and a radar gun, right behind home plate so that he was as centerstage as the fella tossing screwgies, fo' sho', dude liked the attention.
Even though I usually only saw the West Coasters when the Expos were the opposition in that era, 'The Guy With The Radar Gun' was one of those little things that told me I was watching Dodger Baseball. Even though I know that I'll see Brito in the background when watching these old uploads, just can't help but smile, clip, and share.
And, yes, that was Tim McCarver doing colour in the WWOR box.
RIP, Timmy.
You are missed, sir.
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