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For the Want of a Ball, the Kingdom Was Lost
To the non-scout eye, it certainly seems like Ryan Zimmerman's pressing. His first swing against Joe Smith last night, when he hacked at a slider three feet outside the zone -- up there with Soriano's most embarrassing swings -- is emblematic of the difficulties he's had all year. I used to think that last year's aggressiveness was because he felt that he had to carry the team, but with the
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Locally Blogged Baseball Insights - April 18
Fantasy Baseball Blog at Razzball.com — ... Capitol Punishment - Great name for a Nationals blog. Interesting points regarding Ryan Zimmerman’s approach at the plate. I’m a much bigger Zimmerman fan (Zimmerfan?) than Grey but even I’m having trouble getting excited about him right now…. ...

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