Eckstein unfazed by substitution
Published 5/6/2008 by Jordan Bastian at Major League Baseball News
For David Eckstein, it's all about the bottom line: winning ballgames. As cliche as that might sound, that was the only reaction the Blue Jays' shortstop offered in response to the club's decision to turn to John McDonald for late-inning defense.
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