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That last statistic is a testament to his ability to work an at-bat, battling away until he either comes across something he likes or the pitcher caves and walks...
...think just facing the best pitching in the country day in, day out, with a wood bat, makes you a better player,” he says...
...nature of competition for baseball athletes to scrounge for an advantage. "Historically, they'll scuff a ball, cork a bat, steal signs," says NBC sportscaster Bob Costas. "If everyone is looking for any edge, it's foolish to think that some won't go the chemical route...
...Provence, Brussels, Amsterdam and Rotterdam - for the first time since 1932. (Two of the cities had but half a panel each.) Attributed to Barthélemy d'Eyck, the magnificent altarpiece, depicting an angel appearing to the Virgin Mary, conceals the devils in its details: a dragon and a bat in the Gothic arches above the angel's head, a monkey dancing on Mary's lectern, a vase on the floor holding foxglove, belladonna and basil - all three sorcerers' plants...
Indignation mellowed to frustration, and eventually resignation. When the August blackout turned off the elevators, I didn’t bat an eye at the order to march up 15 flights of stairs to retrieve luggage for tenants fleeing to the still-plugged-in Hamptons. The Doorman Mafia had carried out yet another hit, callously snuffing out my fragile spirit...