I like to keep most of my bats. I think I have about 250 bats, including my first - which cost Rs 2000 - a gift from my dad in 1998, when I moved to the hostel.
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You always want to get at-bats. You always want to contribute.
It makes no difference to me what kind of bat I have. For instance, I often grab the first bat I come across when I go up to the plate. Muggsy McGraw uses a light stick and Jake Stenzel uses a heavy one, but I'm liable to take any one of the miscellaneous lot that falls in my way.
What I need as a player is just to get at-bats, I think.
Bats have no bankers and they do not drink and cannot be arrested and pay no tax and, in general, bats have it made.
The bat is not a toy, it's a weapon. It gives me everything in life, which helps me to do everything on the field.
I was much entertained last summer with a tame bat, which would take flies out of a person's hand.
I had been playing for a while, and I asked Louisville Slugger to send me a dozen flame treated bats. But when I got it, I realized they had sent me a box of ashes.
Are you tall? Are you strong? How big are your hands? You must be honest with yourself or you will end up using the wrong bat.
The fans know that I don't give at-bats away.
I live in a small apartment. There's only so much Batman memorabilia a guy can hang on to in New York City.
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