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Article: Morris: Pirates Rookie of Year?
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ALAN ROBINSON, AP Sports Writer
AP Online
07-08-1999
Morris: Pirates Rookie of Year?
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- Three months into his first major league season, Warren Morris of the Pittsburgh Pirates has received perhaps the ultimate compliment for a young second baseman.
He has earned the Bill Mazeroski seal of approval.
Mazeroski, regarded as the best-fielding second baseman in history, got his first in-person look at Morris this week after working with him for 10 days early in spring training.
Mazeroski's assessment: Good field, good hit, good power, good player, good person.
``He's going to be around a long time,'' said Mazeroski, who watches most of his baseball on TV. ``He handles himself ...