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The HR was on a pitch at the knees, and a little bit in, and that's great news for Kotchman fans. Definitely.
The hole is more like a volleyball-sized circle just below his hands, so that pitch wasn't quite in the circle, but still. He went down, shortened his arms, and got it off a terrific pitcher.
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He's getting the ball in the air a bit more, too. Will cheerfully admit that if he were going to take a step forward, those would be early warning signs.
I'm sure that the next LHP he sees, he'll go 450 to center field on me :- ) and we'll just keep right on dissin' him into his full "2009 Joe Mauer" season.
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We're talking about two weeks, naturally, but he's been in a good mood pre-trade.