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...next five months, though, all manner of speculation, panic and pride will rain down on Giants centerfielder Hideki Matsui, 28, the free-agent slugger, two-time MVP and former batting champion who is called Godzilla "because I look so scary," he says. The 1.9 m, 95.3 kg Hideki bears the fortunate burden of playing for Japan's oldest, most successful team, an institution combining the prestige of the Yankees and the fan reverence accorded Notre Dame. The Giants always lead the league in attendance and give their stars a profile Ichiro could only have dreamed of when he played...
...appearances Saturday, the lefty was brought into the first game for the sole purpose of facing Brown’s top slugger, sophomore Matt Kutler. Both times he did the job, striking Kutler out in the first game and getting a ground out in the second...
Against the IOP on Saturday, the Crimson was led at the plate by freshman slugger Nick Josefowitz, who belted a three-run home run, and junior Nicole Meunier, whose 3-for-4, 5 RBI outing left her a dinger short of the cycle...
Finally, she tossed a pitch Whitton could handle and sure enough, the Crimson slugger smacked a home run to deep center, giving the Crimson an eight-run lead and invoking the mercy rule to end the game...
During World War II, many of baseball’s greatest hitters and pitchers were absent from the diamond. According to The New York Times, 5,400 of the 5,800 ballplayers at the end of 1941 were in the military by January of 1945. Detroit Tigers slugger and American League Most Valuable Player Hank Greenberg entered the army on May 7, 1941, the day after he hit two home runs against the Yankees and seven months before Pearl Harbor. The season of 1941 was a magical one; Ted Williams hit .406 and Joe DiMaggio hit safely in 56 straight...