Great article from Tim Kurkjian at ESPN on relatiation in baseball and how it’s now controlled by the umpires and suspensions.
“Early in my career, Nolan (Ryan) dusted me for taking a big swing,” said Harold Reynolds, a former Mariners second baseman who now works as a baseball analyst for ESPN. “He didn’t think a skinny, little guy like me should be taking such a big swing off him. And I didn’t even hit the ball.”
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