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Sweet Spot

By Tim Keown

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

The seekers approach the tall man with reverence. They touch him, hoping for a tactile transmission of his success. They pry him for details of his sleeping habits, conditioning secrets, diet tips. The tall man's numbers are obscene, otherworldly, so it follows that his answers must be equally mystical. What are you eating these days? His answer is a laugh. But there's got to be some hidden reason why Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee is leading the National League in just about every category tha ...

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