Jay Buhner of the Seattle Mariners used to throw up on purpose; he called it blurping. From si.com’s vault: Buhner has another renowned habit, but he would be hard-pressed to use it in a positive way. What he likes to do is … throw up. On cue. For kicks. Sometimes he does it to try to nauseate some poor rookie. “I call it ‘blurping,’” Buhner says. “It’s a combination of burping and vomiting. It’s a great hidden talent.”
“It’s disgusting,” says Leah. “He only does it because he knows it bugs me.”
While it may not fill Mom and Dad with pride, it at least proves that Buhner is not one of those contrived flakes who are hoping to land an invitation from Letterman. Blurping goes beyond the pale of Stupid Human Tricks. During a game last season Buhner blurped in the dugout and forced manager Lou Piniella, who has a notoriously weak stomach, to dash up the runway to the trainer’s room and throw up.
“One time our whole outfield was throwing up during a game,” says Griffey. “Jay was doing it just because he thinks it’s funny, but Kevin Mitchell saw him and got sick. Then I saw Jay, and I got sick. So there we are, all three of us, throwing up on the field.”
cuzinron47 about 5 years ago
Why didn’t they just call him Ralph then? [I know, then the joke wouldn’t work, and I wouldn’t have a comment.]
Kind&Kinder about 5 years ago
I guess you would call that a barfpaw?
Robert C. Premium Member about 5 years ago
Threw up a fast one ?
Dave Ferro about 5 years ago
Jay Buhner of the Seattle Mariners used to throw up on purpose; he called it blurping. From si.com’s vault: Buhner has another renowned habit, but he would be hard-pressed to use it in a positive way. What he likes to do is … throw up. On cue. For kicks. Sometimes he does it to try to nauseate some poor rookie. “I call it ‘blurping,’” Buhner says. “It’s a combination of burping and vomiting. It’s a great hidden talent.”
“It’s disgusting,” says Leah. “He only does it because he knows it bugs me.”
While it may not fill Mom and Dad with pride, it at least proves that Buhner is not one of those contrived flakes who are hoping to land an invitation from Letterman. Blurping goes beyond the pale of Stupid Human Tricks. During a game last season Buhner blurped in the dugout and forced manager Lou Piniella, who has a notoriously weak stomach, to dash up the runway to the trainer’s room and throw up.
“One time our whole outfield was throwing up during a game,” says Griffey. “Jay was doing it just because he thinks it’s funny, but Kevin Mitchell saw him and got sick. Then I saw Jay, and I got sick. So there we are, all three of us, throwing up on the field.”