07-30-2009, 11:55 AM
<!--quoteo(post=53627:date=Jul 30 2009, 10:45 AM:name=wcplummer)-->QUOTE (wcplummer @ Jul 30 2009, 10:45 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE <!--quotec-->“If you’re hot and hit a leadoff homer, it’s only one run,” Soriano said on the difference between batting leadoff and his new slot. “But being hot like now … first at-bat, first pitch, I hit a three-run homer.
“I’m very comfortable,” he added. “I don’t have pressure to get on base.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Where has this attitude been?
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I think he's been very easygoing on where he hits since the very beginning. Now, managers on the other hand, have tip-toed around it, just like they did when he was moved to the OF a few years back.
I've never had a problem with Soriano's attitude, but I think the media has blown it out of proportion just because up until now he's said he feels most comfortable leading off. At least he never cried about the idea of being moved down in the order.
“I’m very comfortable,” he added. “I don’t have pressure to get on base.”<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Where has this attitude been?
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I think he's been very easygoing on where he hits since the very beginning. Now, managers on the other hand, have tip-toed around it, just like they did when he was moved to the OF a few years back.
I've never had a problem with Soriano's attitude, but I think the media has blown it out of proportion just because up until now he's said he feels most comfortable leading off. At least he never cried about the idea of being moved down in the order.