I want to push back as far as possible the date the pitcher hit the HR, because that number sounds shockingly low to me for the entire history of baseball. So it would have to be someone who was a veteran by what, 66? 67? I'll guess Drysdale. Or maybe it was Roberts on the Astros.
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Four phrases I have coined that sum up today's hobby:
No consequences.
Stuff trumps all.
The flip is the commoodity.
Animal Farm grading.
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