Watch Alex Cobb try (and fail) to teach Gumby the finer points of pitching

Rays starter Alex Cobb got the opportunity of every '90s kid's dreams during some downtime at the Trop: He got to meet Gumby, everybody's favorite green...um...whatever-the-heck-he-is. The day began full of excitement, with Cobb taking the time to teach his "childhood hero" how to pitch like a big leaguer. 

...that is, until it all went horribly wrong:

In Gumby's defense, he has mittens for hands and the feet of a Clydesdale, so this was always going to be an uphill battle. That was cold comfort to Cobb, though, whose youthful innocence was shattered in an instant. He could only drop his glove in disgust. 

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