Fri Jan 22, 2021 2:05 pm
Aaron is also my favorite player and I saw play many times at Candlestick in the 60s and 70s and later at the Oakland Coliseum when he was with the Brewers. I don't think I have ever seen a player hit the ball harder on a consistent basis. It is the reason that he grounded into so many double plays. So when the Braves would come to town (in the 60s) the Giants would often put a radical shift to the left side of the infield and outfield for Hammerin Hank in an era when shifts were rare. The Braves would, of course, often put a shift to the right side for McCovey. If that cornfield in Iowa does exist Hank will come out of the corn and they will put on a shift against him and pray he doesn't hit out of the ballpark. This has been a painful year.
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lanier64 on Fri Jan 22, 2021 3:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.