A ball traveling 60 feet, six inches at 75 mph will take . . . Not long enough. Another dollar to look foolish. You foul a few off, connect weakly to the right side on some others. Fifty-five miles an hour.
People don' t understand.
They really don't. It's why we love the golfer John Daly and slam dunk contests, and it's why Roger Maris' 61 home runs in 1961 is the most coveted record in baseball. Cal Ripken's longevity streak is fabulous, but it doesn't touch anyone's imagination. Baseball needs him Mark McGwire gives your imagination the shakes. Put McGwire at the top of that list.