It's Gotta Be the Shoes Money

The Texas Rangers right fielder has missed five games this season because of a sprain in the second toe of his right foot. He's had two cortisone injections into the toe, the latter coming last Saturday. Rangers team podiatrist Dr. John Crates sent Mench to see a Dallas-area orthotics specialist.
Kevin Mench, outfielder for the Texas Rangers, has been struggling this season with a sprained toe on his right foot. He went to a specialist who said he had never seen “turf toe” on the second toe.
The specialist dipped Mench's feet in blue ink and then had him imprint them onto paper. The result: Mench’s shoes are too small, he should have been wearing size 12 1/2 instead of 12.
"Man, I'd been wearing 12s since I was 15 years old," Mench said. "That's the last time I had my feet measured, you know, when I went to the shoe store with my parents.
So Mench gave away all of his size 12s, street shoes and spikes alike. Now, he said he has no discomfort while walking or running. He said only time he feels pain is when he stretches his foot, as if to scratch it.
In the first ten games of the season Mench had zero home runs and zero RBI.
He started wearing the new shoes on Tuesday and had 2 RBI. On Friday he went 3-5 with a homer and 5 RBI. Saturday, another homer, 3 more RBI. Sunday was another homer and 2 more RBI. 3 homers and 12 RBI in 4 games as a 12 and a half.