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A wide-ranging interview with Jim Bowden
Today during batting practice, a trio of media members, myself included, talked to GM Jim Bowden regarding ... well, you can see for yourself. Plenty of interesting stuff here, though. I'll just post the transcript. Q: What do you make of Joel Hanrahan this year? I think if you told me in spring training than he'd be our closer at the end of the year I'd be surprised. I really thought with Cordero and Rauch...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.
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