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May 18, 2007

Strange But True!

Q. Baseball's been around so long fans can lose sight of just how weird the game can seem to outsiders — to insiders too, if they stop to think about it.

A. 1: Where else in life can you fail two-thirds of the time yet still be considered an excellent performer, as is a hitter with a .333 batting average (based on MSN “Encarta” of Microsoft). That's 1 hit every 3 tries.


 
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