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Age of slugger is over when they pitch

By Tim Keown
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, May 30, 2000

One man is the picture of human buoyancy. His face is unlined and untroubled, his eyes expressive and welcoming. He sees his life as a gift, a fairy tale, something dreamed up for effect. He has to work for his greatness, sure, but the work is simply a way to ensure the gift gets the proper audience. Still, he laughs and goofs and cracks up his teammates, making jokes that often are at his own expense. On the days he isn't pitching, he might do what he did in Toronto a while back: tape a string ...

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