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Ex-Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher sinks two (2) holes in 1 on 9/11/09
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Although he won two games for Pittsburgh in the 1971 World Series, Steve Blass is best remembered as the pitcher who suddenly lost his control in 1973.
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Blass went from being a 19-game winner in 1972 to being unable to find the plate, and soon was out of baseball. Ever since, any pitcher who develops incurable wildness is referred to as having "Steve Blass Disease."
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But Blass was incredibly on the mark yesterday, sinking two holes-in-one in the same round of golf, at a Pirates Alumni event.
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"The first one we all went berserk," Blass told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. "The second one, I took off my glasses, and started rolling down the hill like a little kid. I looked like a big, fat bear rolling down the hill."
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Golf Digest lists the odds of accomplishing the feat as 1-in-67 million.
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The first ace was a 154-yarder, with an 8-iron. The second was from 175 yards, with a 7-iron.
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"When I was driving home, I was still so numb, still shaking," Blass said.
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"It was like after the World Series -- I was too thrilled to get drunk."
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