Which Baseball Tonight Anchor Refused to Pay a $20 Bar Tab and Played the "Do You Know Who I Am" Card? Erin Andrews Ended up Paying.

Mostly, Pauli’s became famous because a couple of ESPN staffers needed a place to watch games during the 1984 CWS. They saw the Cubs logo painted in front of Pauli’s and stopped. The rest is ESPN/CWS history.

Soon, the line was down the block to attend Pauli’s during the CWS, and the line sometimes included Tommie Frazier, Eric Crouch or Eric Piatkowski. Of course, Griego would let them in the back door, which was the ESPN entrance.

That’s a nice story, but not very interesting. Anybody with an ego ever stop by?

Jim Kaat. Tim Brando. Harold Reynolds. Mike Patrick. Fred Lynn. Anybody who worked the CWS for ESPN made their way in. One of the favorite stories the Pauli’s crew likes to tell was when a “Baseball Tonight” anchor, who shall remain nameless, ordered $20 worth of drinks and refused to pay, saying, “Do you know who I am?” An argument with the barkeep ensued until Erin Andrews stepped in and paid the tab.

Sounds like EA has to stay on her toes during the college world series. I’m going to try the “Do you know who I am?” thing this weekend. Do you still have to pay your tab if they throw you out?

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