Crasnick: Gordon eyes fresh start in second season

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Alex Gordon
Published 3/6/2008 by Lee Warren at Royal Reflections
If you haven't had a chance to check out the article written by Jerry Crasnick running over at ESPN about Alex Gordon, it's worth the time. Here's a link: Positive Thinking I especially liked hearing about the way veteran guys like Mike Sweeney, Reggie Sanders, and Mark Grudzielanek rallied around Gordon last season when he was down in the dumps after staring the season so poorly at the plate: And the Royals' veterans were wonderfully supportive. Reggie Sanders took Gordon to dinner, and Mike Sweeney and Mark Grudzielanek provided guidance from nearby lockers. Sweeney advised Gordon to quit overthinking and embrace the former Golden Spikes ...

The Week In Quotes: March 2-9 by Alex Carnevale
Published 3/10/2008 at Baseball Prospectus
... , on Alex Gordon. "I figured he was going to get in trouble. His spine angle was terrible. He was hitting off his back leg, and he wasn't getting through the ball. Every ball was hit to right field and had topspin on it. It was one of those things where I said, 'How do you change a kid who's never failed?'" --Brett, on Gordon's mechanical problems in his first season in the majors. (Jerry Crasnick, ESPN.com ) HIS SECRET IS A STEADY DIET OF LONG ISLAND SAND "He cares about helping people, period. It’s as simple as that." --Yankees general manager Brian Cashman , on ...