Mike Matheny brought in lefty Kevin Siegrist to face Ortiz -- -- Ortiz very carefully watched Siegrist warm up. He stood in the on-deck circle in his batting stance as if he was at the plate. And every time he saw Siegrists arm come around to throw a pitch, Ortiz put his front foot down and loaded his hands. He did not swing. He simply was timing Siegrists pitches. Then he took his place in the batters box. Siegrists arm came around and out came a 96-mph fastball. Ortiz connected with perfect timing. It was the first pitch of the first time Ortiz faced Siegrist, and yet he hit it as if facing a familiar pitching machine. His master craftsman work had been done in the on-deck circle. The baseball flew to the roof of the home team bullpen - ~ Tom Verducci; Sports Illustrated.Com
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 06:13:08 +0000
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