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Craig Biggio broke the modern record for getting hit by pitches on Wednesday when Colorado's Byung-Hyun Kim plunked him on the left elbow in Houston's 7-1 victory over the Rockies. It was the 268th time Biggio has been hit, moving him one past Don Baylor's post-1900 record.
"It's a lot of times," said Biggio, who also hit his 10th homer. "Anybody that's been hit that many times, you have no understanding about how many times that is and how painful it is over the years."
Biggio has been baseball's version of a carnival throwing game in his 18-year career, only the ball seems to miss the hole and hit the batter every time. He's been hit everywhere from the cheek to the shins, most times shaking it off and trotting to first.
The record-breaker was no different. Biggio simply tossed his bat, jogged to first and peeled off his protective arm guard. He did ask someone to fetch the ball so he could give it to his kids, but other than that, it looked like most of the other 267 times he's been hit.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050630...McLMxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
"It's a lot of times," said Biggio, who also hit his 10th homer. "Anybody that's been hit that many times, you have no understanding about how many times that is and how painful it is over the years."
Biggio has been baseball's version of a carnival throwing game in his 18-year career, only the ball seems to miss the hole and hit the batter every time. He's been hit everywhere from the cheek to the shins, most times shaking it off and trotting to first.
The record-breaker was no different. Biggio simply tossed his bat, jogged to first and peeled off his protective arm guard. He did ask someone to fetch the ball so he could give it to his kids, but other than that, it looked like most of the other 267 times he's been hit.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20050630...McLMxIF;_ylu=X3oDMTBiMW04NW9mBHNlYwMlJVRPUCUl
