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OT: Name a player who ... 

Post#1 » by hyper316 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:31 am

... bats without batting gloves, go!

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vladimir guerrero

I'm really interested why he doesn't wear batting gloves, wouldn't he get tons of blisters in batting practice?

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Guerrero bats without wearing batting gloves, a custom rarely seen in modern baseball. In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, he attributed this to helping his grandfather pull cows home barehanded as a young boy in the Dominican Republic. To improve his grip on the bat, he coats his helmet with pine tar and simply rubs his helmet before going into the on-deck circle. As the season progresses, his batting helmet becomes covered in the substance. This was particularly noticeable with the bright red helmet of the Angels.
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Post#2 » by OldNo7 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 2:55 am

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Post#3 » by evilRyu » Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:05 am

Grebeck I think wore no gloves
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Post#4 » by Geddy » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:57 am

Moises Alou wore no batting gloves, and there was a story years ago that he used to pee on his hands because apparently that helped with the blisters. I hope he didn't shake too many hands.
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Post#5 » by hyper316 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 6:58 am

anymore active players? i can only think of vladdy and jorge
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Post#6 » by OldNo7 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:16 am

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Post#7 » by SharoneWright » Thu Sep 30, 2010 3:19 pm

George Brett
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Post#8 » by L3M0NAD3 » Thu Sep 30, 2010 4:01 pm

Maybe I'm mistaken but I seem to remember Eckstein not wearing them?....
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Post#9 » by Hummus » Thu Sep 30, 2010 10:26 pm

L3M0NAD3 wrote:Maybe I'm mistaken but I seem to remember Eckstein not wearing them?....


Pretty sure he wears them. Covelli Crisp used to go bare, but has in recent years become a pansy batting-glove wearer.

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Post#10 » by SargentBargs101 » Fri Oct 1, 2010 12:03 am

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Post#11 » by number15 » Mon Oct 4, 2010 8:59 pm

Blue Jays prospects:

- Anthony Gose
- Carlos Perez
- Mohammed Hussain

............ watch for these guys in 2-3 seasons
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Post#12 » by Peteros » Tue Oct 5, 2010 2:11 pm

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Post#13 » by evilRyu » Wed Oct 6, 2010 12:12 am

Peteros wrote:Rance Mulliniks

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he left them in his pockets!
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Post#14 » by hyper316 » Wed Oct 6, 2010 1:37 am

lol why? use them for sliding in base running?
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Post#15 » by Stanford » Wed Oct 6, 2010 1:59 am

Nate Schierholtz did before this season.
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Post#16 » by Peteros » Wed Oct 6, 2010 2:00 am

LOL. He did. :lol:

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