New Hank Aaron Biography Reveals He Hated Hitting Home Runs

[madinmaryland]

NEW YORK—In a stunning revelation that has sent shockwaves through the baseball world, Howard Bryant's recently published biography, The Last Hero: The Life Of Henry Aaron, reports that the Hall of Fame slugger actually despised hitting home runs. "They felt disgusting. Revolting. That's why I put off hitting the record-breaking home run for so long," Aaron says in an interview that appears in a chapter titled "Chasing The Bambino." "Lifting up my head to track the ball through the sky gave me terrible migraines, and I actually despised hitting the sweet spot of the bat. You couldn't feel anything. Nothing, except complete and utter emptiness." In the book, Aaron also reveals that he loved to bunt, claiming that he never felt more alive than when he'd tap the ball with his bat and watch it roll several inches and stop.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/new-hank-aaron-biography-reveals-he-hated-hitting,17487/

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[Auggie]

1. Amazing! The stuff you learn in the Sports Forum...

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[taterguy]

2. In other news, Moonlight Graham was secretly relieved that he never made it to the plate

The prospect of facing a major league pitcher scared the shit out of him.

[caraher]

3. I like this "fan on the street" piece...

On Top Stars Ovechkin And Crosby Already Being Eliminated From The NHL Playoffs

"The NHL could learn a thing or two from the NBA about rigging playoffs, if you ask me."

[madinmaryland]

4. Heh...

""Doesn't matter to me. I am like most true hockey fans, and watch for the pure love of fighting." "

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