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Barton, walking to fantasy glory

By Eric Karabell

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

In the first inning against Daisuke Matsuzaka, the final I hitter I chose in a key draft this past weekend walked. Then the rookie did it again in the second inning. And then in extra innings, with imposing closer Jonathan Papelbon on the mound, Oakland's No. 3 hitter took two early strikes, fouled off a few pitches and still coaxed a walk. It's going to be a fine season for young Daric Barton. OK, so it's one game down, some 2,400 more to go in the 2008 baseball season, and I have a number o ...

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