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Chicks Dig The Long Ball, And Everybody Loves Lists
One intrepid baseball blogger has decided to chart the duration of this season's home-run trots from the time the player's bat connects to the time his foot touches home plate. ("Taking time to admire the flight of the ball, or slowing down to walk or leap into home plate, absolutely counts against the player," the rules note.) The shortest path around the bases so far came on Opening Day, although that record (sigh) has an asterisk attached; the Arizona Diamondbacks' Stephen Drew's 15.84-second trip was on an inside-the-park home run that came after a ball caromed off a wall in right-center field, so being quick was in his best interest. The No. 2 trot was only .02 seconds shorter, though! [Via]
Chicks may dig the long ball, but what about guys who reach home plate in less than 20 seconds?
"Chicks who dig home runs aren't the ones who appeal to me. I think there's sexiness in infield hits because they require technique. I'd rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might flirt a little by hitting one out."
-Ichiro
"August in Kansas City is hotter than two rats fucking in a wool sock."
-Also Ichiro