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06-16-2010, 10:14 PM #11
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Re: Photo matched PR4192 Rose bat with surprise!!!!
fyi, here's a quote from page 165 of "Countdown To Cobb"
I'm getting asked a lot why I'm not starting myself against left-handers. ... When I played last year for Montreal, I didn't start against many lefthanders. I did early, but not late. When I came back to Cincinnati on August 17, I just decided to keep it that way.
During spring training this year I never had any doubt that Tony Perez would make our ball club, but he was primarily going to be my best pinch-hitter. I let him start at first base early in the season (beginning in the second week of May) and he did well against lefthanders, so I continued to use him against them.