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Article: Lee of '05? Don't expect it this year
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- SouthtownStar (Chicago, IL)
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- March 24, 2009
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Derrek Lee hit a home run Monday, and if you're like me, you thought to yourself somewhat sarcastically, ''Hey, buddy, save some for the regular season.'' But is that fair? Rather than beating up on Lee, maybe it's time we adjusted our expectations. It's obvious now that 2005 was Lee's career year. In hindsight, his 46 home runs and 107 RBI seem unreal. He hasn't come close to those numbers since. Nor has he come close to his '05 batting average of .335 or slugging percentage of .662. That was Lee at his best, and we figured it would continue. He turned 30 that September, and many of us thought he was just reaching his prime. But by now it should be apparent that we're never going to see ...