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Article: Touching the bases
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 20, 2009
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Apropos of nothing: 1. The Nationals were 43-75 (.336) when they
signed Stephen Strasburg Aug. 17. They have gone 7-21 (.250) since;
2. How much production would J.D. Drew add if he hit the ball the
other way at Fenway?; 3. Who knew? In the last five seasons, Edgar
Renteria leads all major leaguers with a .484 average (31 for 64)
with the bases loaded, and Jose Lopez is second at .462. And Mike
Lowell's 85 bases-loaded RBIs rank fourth behind Justin Morneau
(95), Alex Rodriguez (94), and Albert Pujols (88); 4. Naples, Fla.,
is making a push for the Cubs, which would make for a nice spring
training rivalry with Boston; 5. When are the Orioles supposed to be
good?
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