Speaking of Sports
June 10, 2008
TRS: The Real Story Behind the Garza-Navarro Meeting
EXCLUSIVE: The Tampa Bay Sports
Net has in its possession the conversations between Rays' pitcher
Matt Garza and catcher Dioner Navarro on the mound, when Garza got a
close-up look at what Navarro wears on his face, in the dugout when they met
again and in the runway leading to the visitor's clubhouse.
Without anyone's knowledge, a
miniature microphone was cleverly embedded in the catcher's mask padding and
every word was heard across the Gulf of Mexico (when you are in an area
loaded with 1,000-5,000 watt radio stations, you know you can hear them
further out in the water to the west than you do over land to the east).
So without further adieu, TBSN brings you the complete
blow-by-blow from start to finish....
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