The Rangers' Nelson Cruz hit a line drive this spring that Rockies manager Jim Tracy called "the...

The Rangers' Nelson Cruz hit a line drive this spring that Rockies manager Jim Tracy called "the hardest hit ball I've seen in 35 years in a major league uniform.'' The ball sailed over the head of Rockies left fielder Ryan Spilborghs. Rockies roving pitching coach Marcel Lachemann saw it. "If Ryan had caught it,'' said Lachemann, "it would have pinned him to the left-field fence.'' Added Spilborghs: "It hit my glove and still hit the fence on the fly. If I had caught it, the force would have taken me through the fence.''

Tim Kurkjian

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Peter North had the same problem

in his profession

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by willamos2 on Mar 24, 2010 11:33 PM CDT reply actions

I love him.

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by philkid3 on Mar 25, 2010 2:55 AM CDT reply actions

he's going to be an absolute beast this season

"They’ve taken the Illini to the woodshed."
-Steve Lavin on Mizzou v. Illinois

by Jason Brynsvold on Mar 25, 2010 3:52 AM CDT reply actions

Nellie's going to be huge again this year.

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by slc ranger on Mar 25, 2010 9:54 AM CDT reply actions

You left out:

Rangers’ manager Ron Washington, however, was somewhat less impressed with Cruz.

“He hit the ball hard, sure,” said Washington. “But he didn’t show a lot of grit in the way he took his practice swings in the on deck circle prior to the AB, so I’m probably gonna start David Murphy over him a bunch this season.”

In all seriousness, though.

Nelson Cruz is a beast of a man and I’m gonna kill 6 immigrants if Wash decides to randomly bench him a whole bunch of times for the fucking Mosquito again this year.

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Every time Derek Jeter does a jump throw, a terrorist gets AIDS.

by thedirkatron on Mar 25, 2010 8:16 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs