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Following lead of alpha(bet) male

By Dan Shanoff
Page 2 columnist

Thursday, August 8, 2002

With the anticipated success of the action thriller "XXX," premiering today with Vin Diesel as an extreme sports star turned spy, movie executives are racing into the sports world to find the next great derivative hit. Here's a peek at some of the candidates: AAA Plot: Hoping fans won't notice, MLB execs secretly bring in minor-league players to replace striking major-leaguers. Tagline: "Almost. As. Acceptable." EEE Plot: Butterfingered shortstops Juan Uribe, Orlando Cabrera and Rafael Furcal ...

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