As Hunter Pence said on Sunday at Texas Rangers spring training when shown the lead photo in this short story, “You went way back in the archive.”
Indeed, that photo of Pence is from 2001, as he was finishing up at Arlington High School and before his one year at Texarkana College. He transferred to UT-Arlington for the 2003 season and played two seasons there before being selected in the 2004 draft.
Adam Moore was shown a photo of him at UTA in 2006, the only season he played there after transferring from Nebraska. The native Texan, who signed Thursday to catch for the Rangers this spring, couldn’t believe that was his batting stance.