Juan Pierre is A Wiffle Ball Champ
With the game tied at 1 in the top of the ninth and Juan Pierre at the plate with two men on, two outs and two strikes to his name, Pierre did what he does best. Namely, hitting choppers. Only this time, his potent combination of a softly hit groundball, some speed, and a dash of stirrup socks allowed Pierre to burn down the line and induce the error that pushed across the winning runs as Chicago defeated Toronto 3-1.
Said Pierre after the game:
“I swung through a couple and I think my butt was all the way in our dugout,” Pierre said. “I was just thinking ‘OK, his ball is moving like a Wiffle ball.’ I thought about me and my brother in the backyard (where) you’ve just got to put it in play like you’re playing ‘Strikeout.’ I ended up putting it in play and it turned out big for us.”
Juan Pierre may be having the worst season in the game, but as long as he stays true to his Wiffle Ball roots, he should be alright. I guess the only question remaining is this: could Juan Pierre defeat the average man in a Wiffle Ball home run competition? I’m really not sure.
Final point, I have now have an excellent excuse to post this fantastic hat from the good folks at No Mas:
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