 Well, I knew he threw really hard, so I was just praying that he would throw me a first pitch fastball so I could see how hard it was. So after that, I was just hoping to get a pitch up, and he just happened to leave a pitch up, and I just happened to put a good swing on it. Duran was voted by his peers as an All-Star after being the first AL player to go into the break with at least 100 hits, 10 triples, 10 homers, and 20 stolen bases.