It's just the nature of baseball that the special talents of a top hitter can only be appreciated over a full season, viewing game after game, as they pile up numbers and big hits through inevitable slumps and rain delays and nagging injuries that may derail lesser men.
No-hitters are very special, in large part because you really never can see them coming.
Sánchez's no-hitter was also special because his father Sigfredo, who had never seen his son start a major league game, was in attendance.
Richards flirted with a special afternoon, weaving a no-hitter through six innings, then settled for a good one after giving up a Jason Castro single with one out in the seventh.
Every pitcher, every hitter knows which the special ones are, and knows that they require much more than a rocket arm or lightning-quick hands.
Henderson is a special talent, probably the best leadoff hitter in baseball history, but so far he has had a bad season without any period of extended success.
Victor Newman unfortunately faced some heavy-hitters in his maiden special weight races.
The Bears? Their lone home-run hitter, Devin Hester, plays best on special teams.
Valentine has not decided on a regular lineup, but he said he felt no special need to put a left-handed batter among the first four hitters in the order.
