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The Natural

By Tom Friend
ESPN The Magazine

Tuesday, June 27, 2000

We must remember that she's only 19. That she never misses Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That she has it taped when she's in Europe. That her bedroom is three shades of pink. That she's never been kissed. That she's never sipped an ounce of alcohol. That she prays every night from her knees. That she can't go three sentences without laughing like hell. That she attended exactly one high school party. That her mom called at 10 that night to say hurry home. That she has a crush on Derek Jeter. That he ...

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