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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 4/28/2008 on mlb.mlb.com [flag]
Tigers manager Jim Leyland defended his slumping designated hitter before Sunday's primetime game against the Angels. [link]

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MLB: Leyland goes to bat for slumping Sheff
Published 4/28/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
MLB: Leyland goes to bat for slumping Sheff And the Jim Rice Most-Feared Hitter Award© goes to… “I think some pitchers pitch Sheffield tougher than anybody on our team,” Leyland said. “There was a time when Gary Sheffield and Barry Bonds were the two most-feared hitters in baseball. I’m not saying all the time, but there was a period of time when they were probably the two most-feared hitters in baseball—bar none. Trust me. He still sees tough pitching for it. “It’s not like he’s getting balls blown by him. It’s not that his bat is slowing up, and they’re blowing balls by him. ...

Baseball Today: Monday, April 28
Published 4/28/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... MY GUY: Jim Leyland came out in defense of the slumping Gary Sheffield. (mlb.com) But Fox' Dayn Perry says it doesn't really matter if Sheffield starts hitting or not ...

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