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"Many years ago," wrote Branch Rickey, "when I was managing the St. Louis Browns, I lost a game to Detroit in the last half of the eleventh inning in a very unusual manner - nothing else like it in the annals of baseball anywhere. It was the last half of the eleventh in a tie ball game. Two men were out with nobody on the bases, when a player named Ty Cobb came to bat for Detroit." "Cobb got a base on balls and then scored the winning run without another ball being pitched. By sheer adventure and skill he forced two wild throws by St. Louis infielders. His daring at first base, his boldness and skillful turn at second, his characteristic slide ten feet before reaching third, his quick coordination following his slide — all brought about four 'breaks' in his favor. He made what amounted to a home run out of a base on balls." "In the very same game, there was a player on my team named Walker, a man who had all the physical qualities to be a great player. During a game in Texas, the following spring, Walker hit what should have been a home run — but was thrown out at third." "Walker's slow start to first base, as he watched his hard line drive fall in the left-center gap, cost him twenty feet. Next, he lost another thirty feet making too wide of a turn around first toward second. Then, seeing the elusive ball on its way to the Texas prairies (the left field fence was down for repair), he slowed to a trot. This easily cost him another fifty feet, and he was now one hundred feet behind schedule." "Suddenly the ball struck some object, a board or a stone, and bounced up into the hands of the surprised center fielder. His quick pivot and strong arm brought the throw rapidly toward third. Walker, seeing that a play could now be made on him, put on a great burst of speed. He made a splendid fall-away slide to the right, right into the very hands of the third baseman. Walker actually tagged himself out." "In discussing the play later, everyone agreed that if Walker had not made any one of the four mistakes that he made, he would have scored or at least had a triple." "What was the difference between Cobb and Walker? They had about the same attributes — age, weight, height, and running speed. Walker had a stronger arm than Cobb and more power at the bat. Yet one player rose to unparalleled fame; the other — obscurity. Cobb wanted to do something so much that nothing else mattered; Walker punched the clock."  Quote this article on your site | Views: 391 | Print | E-mail
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Lectionary Passages for November 23rd 2008
[Year A]
Proper 29(34)
Sundays after Pentecost
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24
Psalm 100
Matthew 25:31-46
Ephesians 1:15-23
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