beck.mlblogs.com - 3/17/2008
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Now that the NCAA brackets are out and I can focus again, I'll leave you with this: I know a lot of people have asked about how well Willis' personality has meshed in the clubhouse and what he can do for team chemistry. Jim Leyland, for his part, doesn't buy into chemistry, as we all know. And he did his best today to get rid of that line of thought.
"That [stuff] is all overrated. ...
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... Jim Leyland doesn't want to hear about team chemistry. Usually, when someone is that defensive about chemistry, that means it's an issue. ...
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... I forgot to post this a few days ago, which could've made for a fun game: What word do you think Jim Leyland really said instead of "stuff"? ...
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