 Several years after his retirement , a story in The Milwaukee Sentinel talked of Lajoie 's ability to " outguess any pitcher . " Lajoie faced pitcher Red Donahue , who avoided pitching fastballs to Lajoie after seeing him go 4 @-@ for @-@ 4 against a fellow pitching mate . Donahue instead made pitches on the outside corner , to which Lajoie reached over " and hit them with ease . " Donahue then proceeded to aim a pitch at Lajoie 's head and he proceeded to hit a home run . " That 's the kind I eat " , he said . 
