Cubs’ Anthony Rizzo hit by a pitch he swung at (Video)
By Dan Zinski
There’s a reason you seldom see baseball players get hit by a pitch after swinging at it. It’s because doing that is dang near impossible. But Tuesday night Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo somehow managed to do it anyway.
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Rizzo takes a full manly hack and winds up getting hit in the leg for his efforts. In case you’re wondering, that’s a strike. You don’t get first base if you swing at the pitch and miss and then it hits you. Sorry, but you’re SOL on that one. It’s a strike and a welt.
Aw, I feel sort of sorry for Anthony Rizzo, don’t you? Here’s what I think we should do to make Rizzo feel better: let’s all go vote for him as the last man into the All-Star Game. Wouldn’t that be nice?
Plus, you know, he sort of deserves to be in the All-Star Game based on his numbers. There’s that also.
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