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For all the wrong reasons
Vernon Wells made ESPN, for all the wrong reasons. But I believe in him.
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The Tao of Stieb — ... Worth noting: Wells currently has a seven game hitting streak going, including four doubles, a homer (finally!) and four RsBI, posting an .861 OPS over those game. Let's hope this is the man coming around. (And yet, the Hatred Advisory Level has returned to severe. What?) ...

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