Stark: Wild and Wacky from 2009

Jayson Stark of ESPN.com compiles a list of the wild and wacky baseball feats every year, and his 2009 version is again must read (here). For example…

THAT’S A SWITCH: It took 134 years for Arizona’s Felipe Lopez to become the first player in history to switch-hit homers from both sides of the plate on Opening Day. It took one inning, in the same game, for Tony Clark to become the second.

DEBUT OF THE YEAR: Rockies rookie Eric Young Jr. managed to get caught stealing after the first AND second hits of his career.

HOME SWEET HOME: At one point in May, the Padres were the first team in modern history to find themselves working on a double-digit home winning streak (10 in a row) and a double-digit road losing streak (11 in a row) AT THE SAME TIME.

There’s a lot more just like that. Must read.

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