The phrase ‘off with the crack of the bat’, while romantic, is really meaningless, since the outfielder should be in motion long before he hears the sound of the ball meeting the bat. — Joe DiMaggio

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Joe DiMaggio : American Athlete
Born:  November 25, 1914
Died:  March 8, 1999