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For the first 45 games Matt Holliday played, it seemed like NOTHING could stop his consecutive games of reaching base streak. He would get hit by a pitch, take a walk or stroke a hit or two to extend it. He would miss a game here and there yet still keep it going. The 35 year old Hulk of Stillwater, Oklahoma has enjoyed one of the best starts of his career and he hasn’t even picked up the boom stick yet.