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Article: Rowand hoping to start for Sox
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- February 3, 2004
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Aaron Rowand has a total of 73 RBI in three seasons with the Sox.(PHOTO - Color) (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES PHOTO)
White Sox wannabe center fielder Aaron Rowand remembers his first day of spring training in 1999.
Walking out of the bathroom in the locker room, two would-be teammates throwing punches blocked his path.
Smiling at the memory, he said wryly, "I thought, 'so this is what big league baseball is all about.' "
Nobody's thrown any punches at Rowand, but his three years with the Sox have been rocky.
His career stats add up to: 29 doubles and 17 homers in 582 at-bats, .273 average, 73 RBI.
"Pretty good numbers," said Rowand, ...