Was he in fact trying to break the bat? I was watching the game and it seemed as if he made a motion to break it in anger but held back and changed his mind.
<o></o> Even when Bo Jackson struck out (which was often), the 6-foot-1 Rock of Gibraltar entertained the masses by channeling his disappointment into a show of strength — by snapping his bat over his knee like it was a toothpick.<o></o> He might not have been the first to do it, but Bo turned bat breaking into art. Every once in a while, a contemporary major leaguer will break his bat, or will try, in like fashion.<o></o> As we will see in the photographic evidence obtained from the Yankees' 7-2 playoff victory over the Twins on Wednesday night, Minnesota's Orlando Cabrera(notes) don't know diddley about breaking a bat over his knee.
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With the Twins trying to rally in the seventh inning, Cabrera (right) and manager Ron Gardenhire wonder how much force it takes to snap <S>a man</S> a bat in two. ...
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After a personal-best playoff outing, CC Sabathia(notes) hopes the bullpen can pick him up. ...