Anytime Barry is up at the plate, he's a threat. Opposing managers have memories of the times he's beaten them. They are going to walk him. Mo, or whoever is batting after him, has to do what he did, hit a line drive.
Batting third could help him hit .300 for the first time. He's too good a hitter not to have done that.
He's contributing big-time to our winning, being on base, prolonging the inning, giving a shot to the guy batting behind him. It happens every year.
He had a great batting practice today. He hit a bunch of balls into the water.