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Backup outfielders play leading roles

By Jerry Crasnick
ESPN.com

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

ST. LOUIS -- Carl Crawford's Tampa Bay teammates watched him steal six bases in a win over Boston in early May, and they saw him lead the American League in triples each year from 2004 through 2006, so they're aware of his ability to take over games with his tools and make the extraordinary seem commonplace. It was especially nice for Crawford's buddies to watch him play superstar before a packed house and a national TV audience instead of the obligatory 23,000 fans at Tropicana Field, where e ...

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