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February 22, 2007
Dodgers: Furcal leads off
Rafael Furcal will begin the season as the Dodgers' leadoff hitter, with Juan Pierre batting second. Manager Grady Little announced the decision minutes ago, saying several factors went into it. Little also said he reserves the right to change if the alignment isn't working, and he wouldn't say how far into the season he would have to get before making such a judgement. The primary rationale seems to be that Little believes this will give the Dodgers two legitimate leadoff hitters in the first inning batting ahead of Nomar Garciaparra, Jeff Kent and Luis Gonzalez. Little said neither Furcal nor Pierre will be asked to approach hitting any differently than he has in the past.
Posted by Tony Jackson at February 22, 2007 06:34 AM