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Article: Indians laying sound foundation: Sizemore, Peralta key to Cleveland's rebuilding plan.
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- The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH)
- Article date:
- March 12, 2006
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Byline: Scott Priestle
Mar. 12--WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Grady Sizemore hit a hard grounder to first base and tore out of the batter's box as if it would be a close play. In the time it took Daryle Ward of the Washington Nationals to peek into his glove and make sure the ball was there, Sizemore made it a race to the bag.
He ultimately lost but left no doubt he has not changed in the whirlwind 12 months since he first broke camp with the Cleveland Indians.
"It's just instinct," he said of running out ground balls with maximum effort. "Intrasquad, spring training, it's all the same. It's routine now."
Sizemore put last season in his ...