i read that story years ago and it was attributed to an ex-ballplayer named jay johnstone
pic -> onlinesports.com
(some of you may remember him as being quite the prankster), who played with the cubs and dodgers back in the 80's.
jay ran that trick on a nurse in the dodger clubhouse during one spring training medical session. all the players were lined up in the locker room, each holding their bottle of urine, and one by one they stepped up to a nurse seated at table who would write down the player's name and collect their sample.
as the story went, johnstone placed the bottle of apple juice 'urine' in front of the nurse, then before she could reach for it, he snatched it back up, exclaiming, "this appears a bit cloudy, let me run it through one more time!" and proceeded to drink it all down.... much to the obvious amazement of the startled nurse.
johnstone's teammates, all of whom were well aware of his devilish ways, all fell out laughing at what their crazy friend had pulled off this time!
excerpted from, What they say about Jay!....
"A lefthanded hitter who responded well to postseason pressure, Jay Johnstone is remembered by his peers as the ultimate flake. “What makes him unusual,” explained Danny Ozark, “is that he thinks he’s normal and everyone else is nuts.”... "From leading the Mormon Tabernacle Choir in the national anthem and running Steve Howe's underwear up the center-field flagpole, to painting Dodgertown green and taping bandaids all over Bill Russell's glove, Johnstone confesses to his own crimes, and doesn't hesitate to blow the whistle on others....." (From "Temporary Insanity", Rick Talley, Contemporary Books, 1985.)"
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