Article: STILL LEARNING THE GAME.(Baseball)(Jacoby Ellsbury is suffering through growing pains sparking Boston's World Series title)

Byline: Michael Hines For The Register-Guard

CHICAGO - Jacoby Ellsbury was hitless on a brilliant Sunday afternoon recently, but he was hanging tough against powerful White Sox closer Bobby Jenks.

Boston was down to its final two outs at U.S. Cellular Field, trailing by a run, and the fleet-footed outfielder from Oregon State fouled off a couple of sizzling fastballs to work a 2-2 count.

Ellsbury possesses an abundance of skill, confidence and speed, attributes that vaulted the Madras native from little-known September call-up to World Series cult hero last fall when he batted a staggering .438 in Boston's sweep of the Colorado Rockies. Those qualities still are ...

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