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Thursday, July 22, 2010

Ben Zobrist, typical adult worker

By Tangotiger, 04:12 PM

I like this:

With as many moving parts and versatile defenders as the Rays have, their lineup is truly day-to-day for the rest of the team.

“We try not to let it affect us,” Zobrist said. “The effect that it could have if you let it is you could get frustrated thinking, ‘Well, maybe I could hit better if I stayed in the same spot.’ I think all those are excuses. If you’re in the lineup, you face the pitcher just about the same times as anybody else, so I think the best reaction to it is roll with it.”
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“His job is to make the lineup. Our job is, whatever spot we’re in, to hit,” Zobrist said. “It’s simple. It really is, if you look at it that way. No matter what spot you’re in, if you help the team win from that spot, it’s a good spot for you.”

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