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identify7Dr. Rudd: Apparently a valid question, but it assumes that baseball players employ logic in their choices.
Opposing views may cite some ballplayers polish their bats, while others ruff them up; some apply pine tar - or formerly did, while others rub them with chicken bones - or are reported to do so. And what is the story with batting gloves? Certainly you do not feel further examples of sports trends which dictate behavior independent of results, need to be expounded upon.
But it does make sense that if you are big and strong, you can hit more home runs than someone who is smaller (Im not sure that I got that quote of Kluszweski talking to Aaron right).