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Santana's Defense

stringer bell
in Minnesota Twins Talk

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Concerning errors.  Back when some of the guys mentioned by Doc were playing, major league scorers expected major league caliber defense from major league players.  Seems error numbers would be through the roof nowadays if today's players were judged by the standards of scorers back in Ozzie Smith's days. I am often baffled by what needs to happen for a player to actually be charged an error in today's game.

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