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Originally Posted by Caymus
Babe Ruth made it on a diet of whisky and donuts.  |
Lol. True, as far as I know. Seems as if the greats are great no matter what their physical condition. I read a story once about one major league pitcher (can't remember which one) who refused to do pregame wind sprints because "you can't run the ball over the plate".
Sort of like Mickey Mantle in that respect, who apparently holds the (very unofficial) MLB record for playing with a hangover. One story about Mickey: several teammates decided to play a practical joke on him, took one of his sweatshirts, soaked it in flammable alcohol and when he was done with his workout, surreptitiously switched it for his shirt, then lit it up in front of Mantle. From the story, he actually believed that it was alcohol that he had sweated out!