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One blustery day this spring in Jupiter, FIa., Twins manager Ron Gardenhire fielded the same question for about the 200th time: "Is Carlos Gomez ready?" It's a question that could be interpreted so many ways. Is he ready to play center in the bigs? Is he ready to hit leadoff? Is he mature enough to handle expectations? Gardenhire was honest about his newest superstar-in-waiting-Gomez was the crown jewel in the deal that sent ace Johan Santana to the Mets-and his inexperience.
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Speed, Indeed
Baseball isn't quite on the verge of returning to the days of Vince Coleman and the Runnin'Redbirds, but stolen bases are up this year.
Again. For the third season in a row.Look at the league leaders in stolen bases, and you'll see ...See the full content of this document
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