Notebook | Jose Vidro struggles but brings "protection" at cleanup

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BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 7/10/2008 on seattletimes.nwsource.com [flag]
On a day that saw Jose Vidro deliver a key double in a game-tying rally, his manager offered an explanation as to why he keeps using the struggling hitter as his cleanup man. [link]

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Baker: Jose Vidro struggles but brings “protection” at cleanup
Published 7/10/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Baker: Jose Vidro struggles but brings “protection” at cleanup I believe the Park Sheraton barber shop offered the same quality protection. Vidro entered Wednesday night’s game with a .213 batting average and a .571 on-base-plus-slugging percentage that makes him among the worst hitters in baseball. But the Mariners designated hitter came through in the fourth inning, lining a double to right field for his first extra-base hit since June 28 and only his fourth since May 24. Mariners manager Jim Riggleman says he isn’t trying to use Vidro in a typical cleanup role, ...

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Mariners Blog | Why Vidro is batting cleanup | Seattle Times Newspaper Blog

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oakk0709 003.jpg Another hot one here, today. If you folks can tear yourselves away from insulting each other for a bit, I did manage to ask Jim Riggleman about why he keeps batting Jose Vidro fourth. Riggleman's answer was long and multi-faceted. It ...
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