Sean Berry, the Astros' hitting coach, watched Lance Berkman dig in for an at-bat Sunday in Dodger Stadium, and Berry reviewed the situation in his mind. Jonathan Broxton was on the mound for the Dodgers, and he sometimes will aim fastballs just off the outside corner to start an at-bat, to tease the hitters. Berry hoped that if Broxton did this, Berkman would lay off the pitch, stay patient and wait for something else. In the past, Berkman hasn't always done this. "He has so much confidence a ...

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