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Lisa Starkman
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Our bat boy dresses as Batman and gets his own theme music when he runs out to retrieve the bats. During pitching changes, pitchers come out on Segways, banana boats, motorcycles, pedicabs, you name it.
Jesse Cole • Fans First
Williams recalled that Hornsby, whom Rickey had rebuilt, taught him, “A great hitter isn’t born, he’s made. He’s made out of practice, fault correction, and confidence.”
Travis Sawchik • The MVP Machine: How Baseball's New Nonconformists Are Using Data to Build Better Players
Only 36 percent of the home runs Roberts gave up were with runners on base. That’s a pretty good percentage; it’s tied for 14th among the 100 pitchers who gave up the most home runs in baseball history.III
Joe Posnanski • The Baseball 100
Mario Bennett, a backup center with Hakeem Olajuwon’s physique, Spencer Dunkley’s skill set, and a cucumber sponge’s intellect,
Jeff Pearlman • Three-Ring Circus: Kobe, Shaq, Phil, and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
He whiffed just 434 times in his career. It’s a different time now, sure, but just to compare: The Yankees’ great young slugger Aaron Judge struck out 501 times in just his first three seasons.