The Miguel Batista/Miss Iowa story is about to become a Meet Cute.
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David (aka David)
Jul 29 '10, 14:56
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Miguel Batista reaches out to Miss Iowa
As Miguel Batista walked out to shag batting practice today, I stopped him and asked if he had seen a picture of Miss Iowa.
"You mean Katherine Connors?" Batista said. "Yeah, she's gorgeous. Gorgeous."
See, it seems Batista's amazing quote last night comparing himself to Miss Iowa and Stephen Strasburg to Miss Universe has been misinterpreted. Batista's point was not that the crowd was getting a bad pitcher/ugly pageant contestant. It was that they thought they were getting that, and ended up with something different altogether -- five innings of shutout ball/a beautiful woman.
"People started booing me, and they hadn't seen me throw a pitch yet," Batista said. "It's like you hear Miss Iowa, and you say, 'Iowa?' And then you see her up close and you say, 'Wow, she's gorgeous.' "
Batista wanted to make sure Miss Iowa understood his sentiment. He arranged for flowers to be sent to Connors. "Hopefully," he said, "they get there today."
It's a good thing, because it seems Miss Iowa is none too pleased with Batista. Hopefully, the flowers and the explanation can pitch thing up.
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