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Mike Trout and Vandy

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There is an ESPN article gushing about Mike Trout. Here is a part of it that intersects slightly with VU:

"In one high school showcase, players were paired up and timed, and Trout was matched against Anthony Gomez, another New Jersey product who would go on to play at Vanderbilt. A year later, Morhardt bumped into Gomez, who brought up that match race against Trout. Gomez said that when the hat was dropped to start the sprint, he saw that Trout slipped on his first step -- and Gomez realized he had a shot and took the lead.

But Gomez told Morhardt that about halfway across the 60 yards, he could hear Trout coming. "Like a freight train," Gomez told Morhardt. "You could hear the power of Mike running behind you."

And yes, Trout won."