Nate McLouth is awesome

Walkoff Walk found this 5/6/2008 on whereisvanslyke.blogspot.com [flag]

Good read in the PG today about Nate McLouth's early breakout this year. I particularly enjoyed this passage about Nate as a four year-old playing wiffleball with his dad: "Nate would take pitches," the elder McLouth said. "Honestly, if he didn't like what I threw, he wouldn't even budge." This might best explain why nobody, not Nate McLouth's family, not his high school coach, not any of ... [link]

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Nate McLouth Is a Patient Hitter, Fussy Eater
Published 5/6/2008 by Rob Iracane at Walkoff Walk
Pat over at Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke? links us to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette profile of Pirates center fielder Nate McLouth. In case you haven't been paying attention (and why would you? The Pirates stink) McLouth is having a pretty darn good start to his season, leading all major league center fielders in OPS and tater tots. Most importantly, he's being patient at the plate, a quality he's embodied since playing wiffle ball with his paw at the age of four: "Nate would take pitches," the elder McLouth said. ...

Throwing it around
Published 5/8/2008 by noreply@blogger.com (TheNaturalMevs) at Diamond Hoggers
... has never tasted to wonderful. -We're leading it off strong. Why the Big Hurt deserves to be at this year's All-Star Game. [Y! Sports Big League Stew] -National league hitters are owning shit so far. [Ump Bump] -Rick Ankiel's got a gun. Yes it's a video. [The Big Lead] -More Nate Mclouth publicity. [Where Have You Gone, Andy Van Slyke] -Who's in charge in the ...

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