When opportunities arose, Bobby could not only set down a perfect bunt, but steal a few bases as well when called upon. He hit for the cycle twice, which event seems a bit of an oddity to me as cycles don't earn anything special. I thought he could do almost anything as far as that went.
I used to throw a ball against our garage doors endlessly, wearing impressions in the drivewsy. As a youngster Bobby talked about doing the same thing. That became my connection,