RAYS SUPERHERO: “Alas! I will strike you down now!â€Â
Bill James: “That swing looks like Big Klu.â€Â
RAYS SUPERHERO: “Who?â€Â
Bill: “Ted Kluszewski. Big hitter for the Reds in the 1950s. Did you know that in baseball history there have only been seven seasons where a batter hit 40 or more homers and struck out 40 or fewer times. Joe DiMaggio did it once. Lou Gehrig once. Ted Kluszewski had three of those seasons.â€Â
RAYS SUPERHERO: “Really? That’s interesting.â€Â
Bill: “Yeah, he was actually discovered by a Reds groundskeeper.â€Â
RAYS SUPERHERO: “By a groundskeeper? Really?â€Â
JOE MADDON (into ear piece): “Get that guy! Save the game already!â€Â
RAYS SUPERHERO: “Did you know that Ted Kluszewski was discovered by a groundskeeper?â€Â
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