It was more than just a team prank—it became a controversial cross-sport moment of the ‘90s. Deion Sanders, the two-sport phenom juggling the NFL and MLB, found himself smack in the middle of a media firestorm during the 1992 NL Championship Series.

The spark? A sharp-tongued critique from veteran broadcaster and former MLB catcher, who slammed Sanders’ commitment to baseball. Tim McCarver didn’t hesitate when he called it “ flat wrong ” that he suited up for the Braves and the Falcons within a 24-hour window during such a vital postseason stretch. And when the Braves clinched the pennant, Sanders reacted the only way Prime Time knew how—by dousing McCarver with a bucket of ice water.

However, this was not just a postgame shenanigan. McCarver did not laugh it off—instead, he lashed b

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