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Giancarlo Stanton, You're No Roy Hobbs

By Shane Ryan at

If you missed the action in Miami on Monday night, here's video of Giancarlo Stanton hitting a grand slam and temporarily breaking the Marlins' new scoreboard.

Watching that clip, it's hard not to think about the scene from The Natural in which Roy Hobbs's home run smashes the lights at the New York Knights' Stadium to win the pennant in a one-game playoff against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

But while it's tempting to compare the two, it's important to remember that Hobbs is a hero. Here are 11 reasons why Stanton is nothing like him, and never will be.

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