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Smell the Glove

By Eric Neel
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, March 27, 2009

You can almost picture Bobby Abreu on the phone, leaving message after message -- like Mikey in Swingers -- longing for a little love on the other end of the line. I just wanted to leave my number. Didn't want you to think I was desperate or anything ... The 35-year-old outfielder entered free agency with an impressive résumé: career .300 hitter with a .903 OPS in 11 full seasons; 100 or more RBIs seven of the past eight years; 20 or more stolen bases every season since 1999. Rumor had it t ...

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