The Prince

Sans steroids (allegedly) and hamburgers (allegedly), Prince Fielder hit a ball 611 feet during batting practice with the Tigers today. That's far. Far for me; a kid that could barely reach the outfield grass at Fulton Park. That infield was huge! Endless amounts of dirt.

For Prince, probably not that far. The guy hit a home run out of Tiger Stadium at the age of 13. I dyed my hair orange at age 13 using Sun-In. I blame Marshall Mathers and middle-school peer pressures. Fielder hit 50 home runs in the big leagues at the age of 23. First ever to reach 50 at such a young age. I drank 15 beers and taped them together to form a "Wizard's Staff" when I was 23. Probably not the youngest ever to finish 15 cold ones, but a great feat nonetheless.

My point is, Prince is a true ballplayer and great power hitter. He also seems like a good guy and has done a whole lot of damage in a short time. And I wish the Mets had him. Much love for the Prince. Keep swinging hard.