IRONICALLY IT WAS A WALLSCRAPER, Prince Fielder's grand slam yesterday, but a slam nonetheless. Surprisingly it was the vaunted slugger's first career grand slam. That is, it was also his 130th career homerun now into his 5th big league season. To explain the drought one could argue that Fielder gets pitched more cautiously with the bases loaded than others, but still 130 is a lot of roundtrippers without the sacks ever having been full. Last year White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez hit four grand slams during his rookie season. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason in baseball, which is one reason why it is such a great game to watch.Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Prince Fielder's First Grand Salami
IRONICALLY IT WAS A WALLSCRAPER, Prince Fielder's grand slam yesterday, but a slam nonetheless. Surprisingly it was the vaunted slugger's first career grand slam. That is, it was also his 130th career homerun now into his 5th big league season. To explain the drought one could argue that Fielder gets pitched more cautiously with the bases loaded than others, but still 130 is a lot of roundtrippers without the sacks ever having been full. Last year White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez hit four grand slams during his rookie season. Sometimes there's no rhyme or reason in baseball, which is one reason why it is such a great game to watch.
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