Mark Loretta, the weak hitting second baseman, dug in at the batter's box.

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Starting from when the strike was called, it took Maddon 5.9 seconds to reach Foster near the batter's box.

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Yet Greenberg may be quite as famous for being Jewish as for what he did in the batter's box.

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Starting from when the strike was called, it took Maddon 5.9 seconds to get to Foster near the batter's box.

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He was quickly examined near the batter's box and left the game.

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He might have a dumb habit, like bouncing curves in the dirt with runners on third, or reaching over across the plate and into the other batter's box for sliders.

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As I don't wear hats, I lined a shoe box with parchment paper, poured in the batter, and put everything in the oven.

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