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Bake McBride and Tom Seaver Story
When I was in college Cardinal player, and Rookie of the Year in the NL in 1974, used to hit in my college gym during the off season. I remember him moving the pitching machine up from 60 feet to 35 feet and just rake.
Once when he was coming out of the gym I stopped and asked him a question. I said, "Mr. McBride who is the hardest pitcher to hit? He laughed, more like scoffed, and said, "well they are all hard, but only one is untouchable, that's Seaver."
Also, Jimmy F...... Qualls