Swings of Desire

You'll never bat against blotter-licker Dock Ellis and, well, odds are pretty damn good that you'll never stand in line to try out for the Diamondbacks. No worries, because you can still swing some wood or aluminum all summer long at the Kiwanis Park Batting Range. The Kiwanis management team...

By Leslie Barton

July 5, 2007

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You'll never bat against blotter-licker Dock Ellis and, well, odds are pretty damn good that you'll never stand in line to try out for the Diamondbacks. No worries, because you can still swing some wood or aluminum all summer long at the Kiwanis Park Batting Range. The Kiwanis management team recommends the "Turn, Look, Step, and Swing" approach to improve your focus and take your game to the next level, and that doesn't mean getting stoned like ex-Red Sox hurler Bill "Spaceman" Lee and offering up your drug-induced body as a human L-screen.
Starts: June 21. Daily, 2007

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