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El Duque scrubs new windup, looks better

 
Orlando Hernandez looked more like El Duque on Friday when he returned to his high leg kick and handled the Orioles without much difficulty. (link)

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Mets' Hernandez sports new delivery (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News 3/28/2008
Orlando Hernandez has a new pain-free windup that looks like the high-kicking El Duque of old. Now the right-hander must wait to find out whether he has pitched well enough to secure the fifth spot in the New York Mets' starting rotation. ...
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Mets' El Duque scrubs new windup, looks betterNewsday.com - Mets 3/29/2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Orlando Hernandez looked more like El Duque on Friday when he returned to his high leg kick and handled the Orioles without much difficulty. But at this stage, with his delivery still in flux and only two Grapefruit League  ...
KICK BACKNY Post: Sports 3/29/2008
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - The high leg kick was back, and so was El Duque. Orlando Hernandez reverted to trademark form in more ways than one yesterday against the Orioles. He appeared to pitch his way past Mike Pelfrey into the Mets' fifth and final...
Duque kicks O'sNYDailyNews.com - Baseball 3/29/2008
Orlando Hernandez's big leg kick is creeping back. But even with a quality pitching line against the Orioles Friday, the initial reaction seemed to suggest that El Duque could use more time building arm strength for the season.