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Article: Tonight, 8:25, AT&T Park, San Francisco TV: Chs. 45, 5: It's second nature for Brian Roberts to be a leader with his play, not with words.
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- The Baltimore Sun (Baltimore, MD)
- Article date:
- July 10, 2007
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Byline: Jeff Zrebiec
Jul. 10--SAN FRANCISCO -- Less than an hour earlier, in the same seat that Brian Roberts was occupying, Barry Bonds had sat in front of a mass of reporters, answering questions about the home run record, disapproving crowds and his status as the All-Star Game's main event.
Then came Roberts, the Orioles' slight-statured second baseman, speaking in front of a grand total of three reporters. "I bet there were the same number of you guys here for [Bonds]," Roberts joked.
Two years earlier, Roberts may not have been so quick to offer a self-deprecating comment. When he came to Detroit as a starter for the 2005 game, he ...