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Locker Room Report: Carl Crawford

By Tim Kurkjian
ESPN The Magazine

Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Tampa Bay Rays left fielder Carl Crawford is one of the best players in the American League, and perhaps the best athlete in either league. Yet for all his speed and strength, he doesn't move with the grace and the fluidity of a great baseball player. His movements at the plate, in the field and on the bases are violent. He looks like a football player learning to play baseball because, ultimately, that is what he is: He was a great high school football and basketball player. This year, team ...

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