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Baseball

kairos12

(13,331 posts) Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:01 PM Feb 2022

Of all the hitters that faced Nolan Ryan 70 more times (Rose, Raines, Dawson, Yount, R. Jackson, etc) Carew was the only batter to hit .300

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Additional Note on Carew (Original Post) kairos12 Feb 2022 OP

Such a pure hitter ... Auggie Feb 2022 #2

Great Eye & Lightning Quick Hands ProfessorGAC Feb 2022 #3

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1. I remember an interview with Carew, he was laughing about spitting tobacco on rookie's shoes to

Thu Feb 10, 2022, 05:09 PM

Feb 2022

welcome them to the big leagues. It was a long time ago and the idea of it was gross, but I guess that was the type of hazing rookies received.

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2. Such a pure hitter ...

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 08:53 AM

Feb 2022

read once the guy worshipped his bats and treated them like prized possessions.

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3. Great Eye & Lightning Quick Hands

Fri Feb 11, 2022, 07:42 PM

Feb 2022

He was born to hit a baseball.
In retirement, he became a heck of a golfer too.
He took up golf & was essentially scratch in about 2 years!