▁coming ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁b ull pen . ▁On ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁the ▁last ▁regular ▁season ▁game ▁started ▁by ▁D od gers ▁ace ▁Fernando ▁Val enz uela , ▁For ster ▁yield ed ▁a ▁sevent h - in ning , ▁three - run ▁hom er ▁to ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Gi ants ' ▁Joe ▁Morgan ▁which ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁winning ▁margin ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 - 3 ▁Gi ants ▁win . ▁The ▁loss ▁by ▁the ▁D od gers ▁prop elled ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁National ▁League ▁West ▁Division ▁title . ▁For ster ▁became ▁a ▁free ▁agent ▁and ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bra ves ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁season . ▁He ▁had ▁an ▁efficient ▁three ▁seasons , ▁compiling ▁an ▁E RA ▁of ▁under ▁ 3 . 0 0 ▁in ▁each ▁of ▁those ▁seasons . ▁ ▁While ▁with ▁the ▁Bra ves , ▁he ▁gained ▁notice ▁for ▁his ▁weight ▁problem . ▁The ▁ 6 ' 3 " ▁For ster ▁reported ly ▁we ighed ▁ 2 7 0 ▁pounds ▁while ▁with ▁Atlanta . ▁David ▁Let ter man ▁gave ▁the ▁left - hand er ▁national ▁not or iety ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁when ▁he ▁referred ▁to ▁the ▁left y ▁as ▁a ▁" f at ▁tub ▁of ▁go o " ▁on ▁his ▁Late ▁Night ▁show . ▁For ster ▁later ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁on ▁Let ter man ' s ▁show ▁following ▁the ▁comments ; ▁he ▁a te ▁a ▁sand