If a pitcher sees you fiddling with the bat, he'll stall until your arms are tired before you even get a chance to hit.

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Waner was also nearsighted a fact that Pirate management only learned late in his career when he remarked that he had difficulty reading the ads posted on the outfield walls. Post Pirates Career
After playing the first fifteen years of his career with the Pirates Waner ended his career playing for the Dodgers (1941 1943–1944) Boston Braves (1941–1942) and New York Yankees (1944–1945). 11 in a ceremony before their game vs.