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Article: Blake's versatility major asset: Athletic ability allows team to make switches knowing he can adjust.
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- Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH)
- Article date:
- February 27, 2007
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Byline: Sheldon Ocker
Feb. 27--WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Whenever the Indians decide it's time to move Casey Blake to a new position, he is extolled as a "great athlete."
Inasmuch as Blake has played third base, right field and first base, and club officials toyed with the idea of turning him into a second baseman, those words -- great athlete -- have been used often.
Are Tribe operatives using flattery as compensation for shuttling Blake all around the diamond or as a way to justify the moves to the fans? The motives of manager Eric Wedge and General Manager Mark Shapiro are their own, but the fact is Blake is a great athlete, and he has the ...
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