Ballplayers will go to just about any length to get their bats going right.
Case in point, check out the photo above tweeted by Yasiel Puig. It features a reverent Kiké Hernández standing over his bats. Puig wrote (likely Kiké wrote):
Electric stim machine for treatment on bats. Trying to extract hits. Puig's bat is next.I say, do whatever works. BTW, Kiké also Instagrammed the following:
Kids; make sure that if there's something wrong with your body, you let a trainer know. I learned the hard way, but now my bats are getting treatment and they should be better in the upcoming days! Thanks to everybody for the prayers and good wishes! Love y'all!So, what happened? Did the voodoo work? Why yes, it did! Yasiel broke out after just having three hits over the past 24 at-bats. Last night he recorded three hits; including a run scoring single and a home run in the sixth inning. No doubt, Kiké Hernández's magic worked out. Via a follow up tweet by Puig after the game:
I think the electric stim machine gave result thanks @kikehndez for the ideaGo here to check out a bunch of pics from yesterdays game from Jon SooHoo. Below are more links to check out:
- This Day in Dodgers History: In 1981 Fernando Valenzuela improved his season record to 8-0 with a complete game victory over the Expos at Dodger Stadium. In 2011 the Dodgers, for the first time since 1914, were defeated after giving up only one hit. Chad Billingsley gave up a double in the second inning to Stephen Drew of the Diamondbacks; who eventually scored on a failed pick-off play at second. Jamey Carroll had forgotten to cover the base, so the throw went into centerfield.