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Baseball, particularly hitting, is a game of failure. Six times of ten a good player will fail to reach base, seven times of ten a good hitter will fail to earn a hit, and over nine times of ten a slugger will not hit the ball over the fence. It is why we appreciate the moments of success so much.
But sometimes... sometimes a failure can be so exceptional, we watch in awe of it as well. Baseball is a game of failure and sometimes these failures can be spectacular. Check out these swings in the compilation below (starring Carlos Gomez, naturally).
what else is going on in baseball...
- Red Sox roll past Rays behind Betts, Porcello | MLB.com
- Tim Tebow to display baseball skills in tryout | MLB.com
- Tim Tebow's MLB workout looks like it went fine | SBNation.com
- Tim Tebow steers himself into hands of his critics, but why? | ESPN
- Rangers Yu Darvish beats Mariners | MLB.com
- Albert Pujols ties Frank Robinson on HR list | angels.com
- Andrew Miller, Yu Darvish and two tales of straight-up filthy offspeed pitches | MLB.com
- Someone should tell Ivan De Jesus there's a moth the size of a baseball on his back | MLB.com
- Ryan Schimpf and the Great Old Rookie | FanGraphs Baseball
- Corey Kluber, Jose Fernandez and Maximizing Your Weapons | FanGraphs Baseball
- The 3 forgotten trades that built the 2016 pennant race | SBNation.com
- JaCoby Jones’ mom got really excited for his first MLB hit | Bless You Boys
- Indians pitcher kicks line drive in the air and catches it for an out | SBNation.com
- The Mets got bad news and worse news | SBNation.com
- UPDATE: Coco Crisp Headed to Cleveland | Athletics Nation
- Grading all of the MLB playoff races | SweetSpot | ESPN
what the cardinals are up to...
- Cardinals rally late to beat Brewers in opener | MLB.com
- Cardinals' Yadier Molina, Adam Wainwright turn back the clock | St Louis Cardinals | ESPN
- BenFred: Yadier Molina turning back time at the plate | Ben Frederickson | stltoday.com
- Adam Wainwright's Fab Start at Milwaukee: Just What Waino and the Cardinals Needed | 101Sports.com
- Ortiz: St. Louis fans can get peek into Hall of Fame | Jesus Ortiz | stltoday.com
- Hochman: Adam Wainwright's birthday – celebrating 35 by the numbers | Benjamin Hochman | stltoday.com
KNOW THINE ENEMY...
the milwaukee brewers
- Chalk Up Another Brewers Buy-Low Success | FanGraphs Baseball
- Cards edge Brewers in 10, 2-1 | Brew Crew Ball
- 8/30/16 recap: Cardinals (eventually) win a pitcher’s duel | Viva El Birdos
- A Milwaukee Brewers community | Brew Crew Ball
the nl central
- Cubs beat Pirates with 13th-inning walk-off | MLB.com
- Jake Arrieta Has Developed a Problem | FanGraphs Baseball
- No reason to think Cubs blew it with big-money deal for Jason Heyward | Chicago Cubs Blog | ESPN
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