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OBP: On Base Problems



Coming into this season, if you were told the Rays leadoff and second hitter would have OBP's of .296 and .313 respectively, you most likely would have written off the season as another failure. This is the production we have gotten thus far from Akinori Iwamura and Carl Crawford, yet we are in first place in the AL East. While the pitching has been able to carry the team this far, the Rays will need much more production from the top of the lineup if they plan on hanging around at the front of the pack all season. more...
Original Story: http://www.draysbay.com/2008/5/3/471739/ob...




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