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Barry went on deck the bar suddenly began to fill and I realized the patrons had
left their meals, purses, infants and whatever else and had come in to watch
Barry.
As usual in the sport of baseball there was first a ball and
strike and then a very loud crack and we could see the ball sail out of the
park. Everybody jumped up Authentic
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all the idiotic sorts of antics baseball fans do when their team hits a home
run. This particular home run was one of a record setting 73 Barry hit that
season. What excitement!
At that very moment the last thing any of us
was thinking was 'golly gee, this home run won't count.' Had I mentioned that
thought to anyone in the bar they would have thought I was nuts and not a
prophet. Maybe even thrown a punch.
I have watched baseball for about 50
years but had never seen anything like Barry. The defensive shift to pull was
like no other in the history of baseball. It was more like four outfielders and
three infielders. During that time I also remember several times remarking that
Barry at times looked stiff and almost waddled. His neck seemed especially
stiff. I didn't know that his shoe size would increase over one whole size too.
Having read about his extensive training and nutrition program I
immediately attributed his increase in bulk to training. Barry's off-season
rigor was well publicized. I even once remarked that Barry was such a hard
trainer he actually grew muscles on his scalp. Barry shaves his head so when he
takes off his helmet he had what looked like muscles. Later we were to learn
that he increased one whole head size.
But steroids weren't just what
made Barry great as any minimally informed baseball fan will know. Barry hit
that many home runs because he seldom swung at bad pitches. He walked more than
any player in history. What was so incredibly amazing about his 2001 stretch was
his average nightly box score would be a home run, a single and three walks.
Repeatedly that season Barry was walked in situations that no other player had
ever been walked.
Who can ever forget the home run race between
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