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To: Artemis Webb

There’s a BASEBALL ping list?

Awesome...please add me


7 posted on 09/23/2015 8:38:45 AM PDT by LadyBuck (I'm "ridiculous" and a "moron". 9 out of 10 Twinks agree.)
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To: LadyBuck

I will..and thank you! :)


8 posted on 09/23/2015 8:41:06 AM PDT by Artemis Webb (Let me know if you want on The Baseball Ping List)
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To: LadyBuck

From Wikipedia;
Berra was excellent at hitting poor pitches, covering all areas of the strike zone (as well as beyond) with great extension. In addition to this wide plate coverage, he also had great bat control. He was able to both swing the bat like a golf club to hit low pitches for deep home runs, and chop at high pitches for line drives. Whether changing speeds or location, pitcher Early Wynn soon discovered that “Berra moves right with you.”[25] Five times, Berra had more home runs than strikeouts in a season, striking out just twelve times in 597 at-bats in 1950. The combination of bat control and plate coverage made Berra a feared “clutch hitter,” proclaimed by rival manager Paul Richards “the toughest man in the league in the last three innings.” Contrasting him with teammate Mickey Mantle, Wynn declared Berra “the real toughest clutch hitter,” grouping him with Cleveland slugger Al Rosen as “the two best clutch hitters in the game.”[25] When asked about swinging at “bad pitches”, Berra reportedly said, “If I can hit it, it’s a good pitch.

Some kind of a man and player.


10 posted on 09/23/2015 8:47:42 AM PDT by Kozy
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