03-09-2009, 08:32 AM
<!--quoteo(post=22517:date=Mar 9 2009, 08:12 AM:name=veryzer)-->QUOTE (veryzer @ Mar 9 2009, 08:12 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo(post=22511:date=Mar 9 2009, 01:23 AM:name=Clapp)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Clapp @ Mar 9 2009, 01:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->''Spring training wins or losses don't mean anything, but you don't want to get in the habit of getting your ass beat every day, either,'' said Piniella, who was particularly upset by a hitting downturn in which the Cubs totaled two runs and two extra-base hits in the last two days. ''We're not hitting at all. And I haven't seen anybody ask for extra batting practice or anything. It's like, 'Well, you know, we've got plenty of time.' And we do.
''But if I were a hitter, I'd rather get to where I wanted to get and then back off a little bit, as opposed to continuing to try to get to where I wanted to get [at a slower pace].''<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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i love lou. it's early in camp and he already has an edge.
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Absolutely.
''But if I were a hitter, I'd rather get to where I wanted to get and then back off a little bit, as opposed to continuing to try to get to where I wanted to get [at a slower pace].''<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
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i love lou. it's early in camp and he already has an edge.
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Absolutely.