Let a young, Angels-loving Jake Marisnick teach you all about baserunning
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Long before Jake Marisnick and his Astros beat the Angels, 5-3, on Sunday, the outfielder was a Halos-loving kid hailing from Riverside, Calif. Like any baseball-loving kid, he used school assignments as an excuse to talk about the game.
Though we don't know the specifics of the assignment he had on Feb. 24, 1999, when Marisnick was just eight years old, we do know that he turned in a beautiful piece of art reflecting a game between the Angels and Dodgers. Unlike a Pollock or Rothko, Marisnick explained the piece: It's a step-by-step guide for baserunning.
Sadly, it appears that there is no record of Marisnick doing similar pieces for the infield fly, balks or uniform regulations.