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JOSE BAUTISTA in “THE HIT MAN (2011)
This is cute. Not only can he hit, José Bautista can out-act most of the celeb stiffs that guest-host Saturday Night Live.
Nice work by MLB.com, casting “Joey Bats” as a goombah right out of The Godfather or The Sopranos. The way he Hulks out on the offending baseball is pretty much in keeping with the whole the madder José gets, the stronger José gets motif that’s led to some of his most spine-tingling mashes of the past season-and-a-half. (Hint to pitchers: don’t throw inside. He might do this.)
Hey, no one’ll ever supplant Dave Stieb as my favourite Blue Jay of all-time, and perhaps George Bell’s spot as my favourite Jays hitter is secure as well. But Bautista’s been a thrill to watch at work, the best thing to happen to Toronto sports in many a year, and an inspired little clip like this only adds to the fun.
