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It's a dirty job ...

By Jeff Bradley
ESPN The Magazine

Friday, September 4, 2009

This story appears in the Sept. 21 issue of ESPN The Magazine. The wounds are fresh, and so are the memories. From the inside corners of Shane Victorino's elbows, down his forearms, a layer of skin has been seared, leaving behind a sticky, pink-and-yellow film that burns, even just looking at it. "This is what you get when you slide headfirst," the Flyin' Hawaiian says, holding up his arms. "Won't heal this season." Even more painful is that two of his recent dives resulted in a pair of ...

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