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Preparation is the way to success

By Miguel Batista
ESPNdeportes.com

Tuesday, August 15, 2006

Now that we're in mid-August, we're facing the toughest days, the so-called "dog days" that are defined by heat and fatigue. "From here on in, these are the most important days in the season," I remember my Arizona teammate Danny Bautista saying in 2001. "These are the days when a lot of guys start to stumble, especially position players. When your arms and shoulders get tired, your legs feel tired, sometimes guys change to lighter bats, after swinging day after day for five months." Coming t ...

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