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March 15, 2008

Cano & Strawberry

This evening, I was watching a replay of Robinson Cano's two-run double that came in the second inning today off Justin Verlander, and, it made me think back to something that I once read about Cano and former Yankee Darryl Strawberry. Tyler Kepner wrote about it back in 2005:

When Cano signed with the Yankees in 2001 for a $150,000 bonus, it was a dream come true. Cano had spent his first three years of high school in Newark, and the Yankees were his favorite team. He went to one game at Yankee Stadium, sitting in the upper deck behind home plate.

Darryl Strawberry hit two home runs that day, Cano remembered, but his favorite player was Bernie Williams.

I'm guessing that game for Cano was July 24, 1998.

In any event, I've always felt that there was something about Cano's swing that reminded me of Darryl Strawberry's swing. I once mentioned this to a friend and he said "Yeah, I can see that. But, it's not on the Straw big homer buggy-whip swing. It's Strawberry's hitting a hard single swing. Yeah, on that swing I can see where Cano's swing would remind you of Darryl."

Has anyone else ever thought this too? Or, am I the only one who sees some Darryl Strawberry when Robinson Cano swings the bat?

Posted by Steve Lombardi at March 15, 2008 11:11 PM

Comments

Unfortunately, I don't see it. Being the biggest Strawberry fan on the planet, I wish I did see it but I don't; however, that could be because I was never trying to. I'll have to see another Cano at-bat to see if it rings a bell.

Posted by: SF Yanks [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 16, 2008 12:32 AM

Cano's swing just screams hitter not slugger.

Posted by: Straylightrise [TypeKey Profile Page] at March 16, 2008 01:01 AM