Two Words : That Stare

That stare. 

That supreme look of intense concentration prior to each pitch.  I have no doubt in my mind that this very intimidating look on Andre’s face made more than 1 pitcher get nervous while preparing to throw a baseball by ‘The Hawk’.

As I watched Andre’s focus, both live at Cubs games and on television, his concentration level came across in the same manner – Intense.  The power behind his swing.  The speed of the bat whipping through the strike zone.  The crack of the bat and ball colliding in mid-air. And that perfect follow through as he drove the ball…  All of that started at each at-bat with ‘that stare’.

‘That stare’ has been brought to you by 1981 Donruss.