Thursday, April 06, 2006
Congratulations to the Future
Let it be known.
Yesterday, the 5th day of April in the year 2006, a star was officially born.
Cooperstown can wait however, because Nick Markakis is just getting started.
During last night's 16-6 thumping of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Markakis batted in the #2 hole in the order, which begged the question, can such a young hitter thrive so high up in the order?
Duh.
With patience well beyond his years, Markakis held back the jitters that must have been running rampant through his body and managed to stay well within his game. He took pitch after pitch waiting for his perfect one, and in his first three at-bats, he didn't find it.
I wonder. Check the record books. Has any player, in their major league debut, ever walked in their first three plate appearances before? Seems highly unlikely.
In his fourth at bat he worked a count in his favor and ended up being robbed of a double for his first major league hit. 0-1.
No matter to Mr. Markakis. Get 'em next time. And get them he did.
In what could end up going down as the first home run in one of the most prolific home run hitters of our children's time, Markakis crushed a shot to deep right field.
Congrats Nick. Keep it up.
Yesterday, the 5th day of April in the year 2006, a star was officially born.
Cooperstown can wait however, because Nick Markakis is just getting started.
During last night's 16-6 thumping of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays Markakis batted in the #2 hole in the order, which begged the question, can such a young hitter thrive so high up in the order?
Duh.
With patience well beyond his years, Markakis held back the jitters that must have been running rampant through his body and managed to stay well within his game. He took pitch after pitch waiting for his perfect one, and in his first three at-bats, he didn't find it.
I wonder. Check the record books. Has any player, in their major league debut, ever walked in their first three plate appearances before? Seems highly unlikely.
In his fourth at bat he worked a count in his favor and ended up being robbed of a double for his first major league hit. 0-1.
No matter to Mr. Markakis. Get 'em next time. And get them he did.
In what could end up going down as the first home run in one of the most prolific home run hitters of our children's time, Markakis crushed a shot to deep right field.
Congrats Nick. Keep it up.
