[lex24]

When I was a kid I was enthralled by Joe DiMaggio's book, "Baseball for Everyone."  Too much so.  He talked about how a great leadoff guy took a lot of pitches and walked and was every bit as valuable as a slugger.  I promptly went out to my next Little League game and started taking every pitch.  After two K's looking and 1 walk my coach expressed his, um, frustration.  (I was the cleanup batter in his lineup, LOL).  "But coach, Joe DiMaggio said...."

Qwerty, didn’t you know Marilyn wasn’t won over by walks…..

Joe D. Great ball player. From all I’ve read, not so great a guy.  I did see him once at Paolo’s in San Jose.  The Paolos restaurant way down on 1st. Great old SJ place.  Never was the same when it moved to it’s more plush spot near Woz Way.  Shut down a few years back.

[lex24]

When I was a kid I was enthralled by Joe DiMaggio's book, "Baseball for Everyone."  Too much so.  He talked about how a great leadoff guy took a lot of pitches and walked and was every bit as valuable as a slugger.  I promptly went out to my next Little League game and started taking every pitch.  After two K's looking and 1 walk my coach expressed his, um, frustration.  (I was the cleanup batter in his lineup, LOL).  "But coach, Joe DiMaggio said...."

Qwerty, didn’t you know Marilyn wasn’t won over by walks…..

Joe D. Great ball player. From all I’ve read, not so great a guy.  I did see him once at Paolo’s in San Jose.  The Paolos restaurant way down on 1st. Great old SJ place.  Never was the same when it moved to it’s more plush spot near Woz Way.  Shut down a few years back.