"You can't hit what you can't see."
— Ping Bodie
January 1, 1970
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People from San Francisco
American people of Italian descent
Original Language: English
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As quoted in "Johnson's Great Speed Dazzles Pirate Hitters" by Damon Runyon, The San Francisco Examiner (October 8, 1925), p. 33 Ever since its mention in Runyon's syndicated column, Bodie has been frequently been cited as the first to apply this truism directly to Johnson. However, as early as May 8, 1912, was quoted doing so.
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As quoted in "Johnson's Great Speed Dazzles Pirate Hitters" by Damon Runyon, The San Francisco Examiner (October 8, 1925), p. 33 Ever since its mention in Runyon's syndicated column, Bodie has been frequently been cited as the first to apply this truism directly to Johnson. However, as early as May 8, 1912, was quoted doing so.