Curt, the Pitcher

Curt, the Pitcher
told by
Brian Barnett
Dad told me this particular story several times. It was a story that his dad (my papaw) told him. Curt Barnett, my dad's papaw or my papaw's dad, however you prefer, apparenly could throw a baseball as hard as only a few major league pitchers could throw.
According to papaw, there was no way for them to measure the speed of his throws, but it was estimated by some to be 100 miles-per-hour. One time he threw the ball and the catcher missed it. It hit the catcher's mask and bent the wire crossbar so much that it imbedded into his face and required a pair of plyers to remove it.
Category:Stories from the Barnett Family
Category:Stories