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I would not trade one Bob Gibson for twelve Mickey Loliches
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McLain was given the ballbut pitched ineffectively, with earlier claimed his left foot was severely injured after stubbing his feet when his foot fell asleep. The Tigers dropped and thus missed the playoffs.In May 1968, McLain whined about Detroit's supporters, saying they helped shed the pennant for them the past year. These comments came out following McLain's fourth consecutive CG victory. He was quoted:"If they think we are dumb for playing this game, just how dumb are they for watching us?
Commissioner Bowie Kuhn suspended McLain prior to the 1970 season to conduct an investigation in to his gambling, keeping him out of action until July, when Kuhn cleared McLain of any wrongdoing, saying he had become a victim of a confidence scheme.McLain had a yearly income of roughly $200,000, and entrusted his money to a lawyer who afterwards stole it fled to Japan. McLain then filed for bankruptcy, listing his debts at $446,069 along with his assets in $413. Two months after his reinstating, McLain was again suspended for one week after dousing two sportswriters with ice water. He maintained that it was a harmless prank.
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