INFO & STATS: Second Baseman Florida Marlins / 3rd season overall in the MLB / All-Star 2006 / 12 Home Runs for the season.
TOPICS: Sitting in first place this far into May after losing key players Miguel Cabrera & Dontrelle Willis / Confidence for the team; best record start / Marlins “hot” or just “this good”? / Dan’s personal hot stream earning home runs / Experience going to the ballpark every day; baseball the “humbling” game / Going from “feeling great” to “not so great” at the bat / Dramatic change in the “single pitch” / Not wanting to face the opposing player who can put you in the “downward spiral”? / The Marlins smallest payroll in baseball; experience going up against teams with greater payrolls / Hanley Ramirez and just how good he is; more exposure for him / Ramirez a Top-10 or Top-15 guy; putting out MVP numbers / Offensive and defensive issues for the Marlins; still mounting up wins / The story spending time in the minors through the D’Backs and then being picked up by the Marlins; ever losing faith for his shot? / Guys labeled early on; how teams miss on the “obvious” players / Would his numbers be different if he been jumped on more quickly for the majors? / 5-13-2008
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