evidence: Home Runs 2316–2331 to be right where I was swinging.—Alan Ashby, Astros catcher, on how he hit a home run, 1981. 2324 No, I was thinking wild pitch.—Elrod Hendricks, Orioles catcher, when asked if he was thinking about hitting a homer before he cracked a game-winning, three-run dinger, August 1975. 2325 Chicks who dig home runs aren’t the ones who appeal to me. I think there’s sexiness in inﬁeld hits because they require technique. I’d rather impress the chicks with my technique than with my brute strength. Then, every now and then, just to show I can do that, too, I might ﬂirt a little by hitting one out.—Ichiro Suzuki, Mariners outﬁelder, August 2009. In his ﬁrst nine major league seasons, Ichiro had 2,030 hits, 84 of which were homers. 2326 That’s from the outhouse to the penthouse right there.—Scott Hatteberg, Red Sox catcher, on hitting a grand slam the at-bat after hitting into a triple play versus Texas, August 6, 2001. 2327 Mickey tried to hit every one like they didn’t count under 400 feet.—Manager Casey Stengel on Yankees outﬁelder Mickey Mantle.