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Old 07-29-2009, 10:38 AM   #1307
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Originally Posted by Machiavelli View Post
The frustrating thing is that he is fast.
I was thinking about this a game or two ago, matching player's running patterns after wild animals.

Rios has the nickname gazelle (blissfully oblivious gazelle, to be specific) and runs like one - first strides are powerful and he gets to top speed quickly. Very useful in baseball.

Wells runs more like a bull, small choppy steps that take longer to get to full speed - terrific for long straight distances, not so useful in baseball.

Wells is faster, but Rios is more effective.
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