Friday, May 13, 2005

How's that again?

Jon Garland won his seventh decision for the White Sox last night vs. the Orioles. The broadcast was carried on WGN. For those who haven't seen Garland pitch, he's got a fastball that rides in on right handed hitters. The Orioles must have had a dozen (or more) broken bats last night.

All of the broken bats prompted Ken "Hawk" Harrelson, the White Sox announcer, to tell the following story:

A friend of his (Ron Fairly) had heard a story about Hank Aaron and, upon a chance to speak with the Hammer, endeavoured to get confirmation of its' veracity.

Ron Fairly: "Hank, is it true that you never broke a bat in a Major League game?"
Hank Aaron: "Yes. I wore a few out in batting practice, though."

22 seasons, 3298 games, 12364 at-bats and the Hammer never broke a bat.

2 comments:

Jeff said...

They certainly don't make them like they used to.

Sparky said...

I never broke a bat during my career, either. It's just rarely talked about.