For Patterson, the Writing Is on the Glove

From: The Washington Post | Date: February 15, 2007| Author: Barry Svrluga - Washington Post Staff Writer | Copyright information

John Patterson's bright red baseball glove has always had the U.S. flag stitched on one side, the flag of his home state of Texas proudly stitched on the other, the pair flanking a script version of his name. But Wednesday, when Patterson pulled a brand new piece of leather from his locker at Space Coast Stadium, a different moniker was boldly sewn in block letters running between the two banners: NASTY.

It has been Patterson's nickname since childhood, and it is what he can be, a domi...

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