The hot foot is a prank where the prankster sets the victim's shoe laces or shoe on fire with a match or lighter.[1]
There are several other versions of the hot foot prank, but all involve using a source of flame near a victim's foot. Other versions of the prank involve using a cigarette on the victim's heel, placing a lit match between two bare toes on the victim, or sticking a book of matches to the victim's shoe with gum and lighting the matches.
The hot foot prank is mentioned in several baseball stories as a prank that players play on one another.[1][2][3] Bert Blyleven earned the nickname "Frying Dutchman" because of his love of this prank; during Blyleven's time with the Angels, the fire extinguisher in the Angel Stadium clubhouse featured a sign that said "In case of Blyleven: Pull."[4]
Former relief pitcher and pitching coach Roger McDowell was also known for the prank. During his time with the New York Mets, he was featured in a segment of the team's 1986 World Series championship video in which he and teammate Howard Johnson demonstrate how to do it.[5]
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edit- ^ a b "Rangers pitchers buy into Maddux's plan". Texas Rangers. 2009-09-04. Archived from the original on January 30, 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ "25 Things We Miss In Baseball". www.redszone.com. Retrieved 2016-04-26.
- ^ Uncoached Archived August 31, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "David Moulton: With or without the votes, Blyleven has always been a Hall of Famer" (Jan 5, 2010) Naples Daily News
- ^ "Hot Foot from 1986 Mets: A Year to Remember"