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Jodi BirkholmI don't have Zernial's response at hand right now, so forgive me if I mangle the details.
The six baseballs nailed to the bat represent six home runs hit by Gus in as many games, which was a record at the time (since bested by Dale Long, Mattingly and Griffey, if not several of the steroid users). That's also the reason for his giving the "A-OK" sign. The pink shirt was originally a white undershirt that was accidentally thrown in the wash with some red ones!
