Column: In Aceball, dreams are realized or put to the test
“I’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.” – Pete Rose
For baseball fans, there are many things to like about Ildemaro Vargas.
The shortstop has incredibly quick hands, wide range and a strong arm. He’s a very good contact hitter and has a penchant for stealing bases and stretching doubles into triples. But the most notable thing about Vargas is his smile.
Back in an Aces uniform and on the base paths Sunday, the player nicknamed “El Tigre” toyed with his prey, Salt Lake pitcher Dillon Peters. Vargas smiled when he twice enticed Peters to try a pickoff throw to first base. When he was on third, he decoyed stealing home, running a third of the way down the line, forcing Peters to step off the pitching rubber. Vargas slinked back toward third and a crowd of nearly 5,000 roared in laughter.
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