Muser spoils Qualcomm finale
By ordering an intentional walk for no apparent reason, Tony Muser ended Todd Helton's batting title bid.
Updated: September 29, 2003, 9:27 AM ET
By
Jim Baker | MLB Insider
When last seen in the public eye, Tony Muser was
driving the once-great Royals franchise into the
ground with a combination of baseball ignorance and
poor judgment. He reared his head again on Sunday to
bring a little of that Muser Magic back to the game.
It was Muser who ordered an intentional walk of Todd Helton for no good apparent reason in Sunday's finale at Qualcomm Stadium.
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