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THE WIT AND WISDOM OF YOGI Berra and Casey Stengel are justly celebrated and incessantly recited, but no baseball quote is more succinct and to the point than five little words strung together by a master hitter not otherwise eminent for eloquence.
Legend has it that Hall of Famer Wee Willie Keeler summed up his successful technique by advising, "Hit 'em where they ain't."
Admittedly, there's a wordier version of what Keeler allegedly told Abe Yager, baseball writer for the Brooklyn Eagle newspaper: "The way to hit is to keep your eyes clear and hit 'em where they ain't."
Take your pick, but brevity being the soul of wit the five-word ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Punch and Judy: many major league hitters are successful without...