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Article: Some hither, others yon ...
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- The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
- Article date:
- March 8, 2002
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Byline: Blackie Sherrod
Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Betty Currie:
Rangers' Pudge Rodriquez is generally recognized as best hindcatcher in captivity, but as Ted Williams might advise him, there still may be room for improvement offensively. Like, learn the strike zone better. Williams always deplored swinging at bad pitches. Sez he: "If you're patient, you'll get a good pitch." . . . In his career, Williams walked almost three times as many times as he fanned. . . . Rodriguez strikes out more than twice as much as he walks. Last season: 23 walks, 73 strikeouts. Lifetime in the majors: 279bb-692ks. . . . According to the figure ...