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youtube.com - 4/13/2008

Red Sox Batting Stances, past and present (video)

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This guy has the amazing talent of imitating almost every significant baseball player stance of the last 25+ years off the top of his head. It's absolutely uncanny. This is his go at the Red Sox.

• jonpyle

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  I actually know this guy, which is why I posted it. The thing that doesn't come across in the video is that this is hilarious in person. It's all made up on the spot.

  Posted 4/16/2008 respond (flag)

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