Word: pitches
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...anyone but Santos-Buch was at bat, was victimized by the Crimson centerfielder for the third time in the fifth inning. Actually, he was victimized by his own streak of wildness, for after Santos-Buch had doubled over the centerfielder's head, Nickerson's errant pickoff attempt and wild pitch allowed the third tally to cross the plate...
...only way to handle it...you just don't care about anything but the pitch...
Captain Carl Yastrzemski didn't seem stoned when he took batting practice the next day. With the blind confidence of a speeding freight train, he pummelled each pitch exactly where he said he was going to put it, never seeing a doubt or distraction from the corner...
...Watch," he said boldly, "five base hits." And every muscle in his 38-year-old body responded perfectly, cracking every pitch like a cherry bomb with blind precision. "Knock yaw glove off," he cracked drily...
...Yastrzemski said. He shanked one of the pitches back into the batting cage and slammed his bat against the plate in frenzied frustration. Perfection's sake, the dude was serious. He laced the next pitch past the outfielders, whooping with Little League glee in celebration of his power...