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Brother Buzz

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2. Belt often goes deep in the pitch count. Ten, twelve, fourteen is common, but 21 is pretty wild

Reply to kairos12 (Original post)

Mon Apr 23, 2018, 12:10 PM

Apr 2018

My buddy, Giants broadcaster Jon Miller, made note of the record when it happened. Miller and I both grew up listening to Russ Hodges and Lon Simmons broadcasting Giants games, and it's fair to say neither of them would have caught this record without having the computer at their fingertips.

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Brandon Belt Sets MLB record for 21-pitch at-bat. [View all] kairos12 Apr 2018 OP

They keep records of everything in baseball, don't they? Ohiogal Apr 2018 #1

Belt often goes deep in the pitch count. Ten, twelve, fourteen is common, but 21 is pretty wild Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #2

I used to enjoy Ohiogal Apr 2018 #3

His spring training involves spending time on the field getting to know the players.... Brother Buzz Apr 2018 #4