Here’s another preview of content that will be published in our “Play Ball” magazine, out soon. -AB
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – From the “Duffman” cartoon logos on the knobs of his bats to his family’s enormous 30-pound tabby, Matt Duffy garnered his share of quirky attention as a major league rookie last season.
But perhaps all the fuss over Skeeter the Cat does a disservice to the real significance of Duffy’s season. What other team had a player who went from utilityman to owning the National League’s longest consecutive games played streak in the span of five months?