Madden: Murphy could be a hit as Danny Ballgame
Published 2/14/2009 at NYDailyNews.com - Baseball
In a lot of ways, Daniel Murphy reminds you of Don Mattingly at the same age. Mattingly, too, was primarily a gap hitter when he arrived in the big leagues in 1983, and there were questions as to whether he would hit for enough power at first base.
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