SI's Lee Jenkins on Pablo Sandoval

I posted something a few weeks back on Lee Jenkins writing on Mark Buehrle's perfect game, and again felt the need to mention his work in last week's issue (the Jason Campbell cover) -- a three-pager on free-swinging Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval.

"Sandoval approaches every at bat as if he's afraid that he will get only one pitch before the other team takes the ball and goes home."

Got some great quotes, and really liked the way he introduced the pre-bat routine with the four of everything, then came back to it at the end of the story. The easy thing would have been to explain it in the lead. Just the right mix of off-field personality and on-field nuance for a profile like that. Here's a link ...

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1158621/index.htm

 

Thanks for checking in, Lee.












Well, someone had to do it.

 

I loved this line:

As Giants infield coach Shawon Dunston, a notorious free swinger in his playing days, puts it, "You want to see a walk? Then go watch the mailman."

 

Man, he is so much better.

 

That is funny.

 

Good story.

 

You don't walk off an island (or South America I guess).