When the Dodgers were playing the Rockies last weekend, Vin Scully mentioned the athletic ability of the Rockies' rookie CF and lead-off hitter Dexter Fowler. Aside from having a pretty cool name, young Mr. Fowler was apparently on his way to Harvard to play basketball before being waylaid by the pull of a Colorado paycheck. And seeing that (according to his official stats) he's 6'-4" and only 173 pounds, Vinnie mentioned that he was quite the speedster.San Diego (apologies to the loverly JS) found this out the hard way last night, as Dexter Fowler proceeded to steal five bases against the hapless friars, tying a rookie record. And seeing as how the major league record for steals in a game is seven (set by George Gore of the 1881 Chicago White Stockings and tied in 1894 by the Philadelphia Phillies' Billy Hamilton), Dexter Fowler had a pretty good night.
And I know, I know, that's a picture of Fowler against the Phillies from last season, but believe it or not, neither mlb.com or the Denver News Post had any photos of Fowler running amok last night. He's not that fast . . . let's get on the ball, shutterbugs.
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