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Manny the cat

ESPN's Gene Wojciechowski today takes snippets of major-league scouting reports written about current stars back when they were in high school or college, and asks readers to match the quote with the player it was intended to describe. At the risk of ruining the quiz, three of them are about Ramirez:

"Looks lackadaisical at times, but don't let it fool you -- he can play! I don't feel he realizes his baseball potential. He works hard. Only player between games taking ground balls. A good one!"

"This boy may be best free-agent hitter I've seen. Compact swing, super bat speed, drives every ball."

and, most surprisingly:

"Cat-like in outfield."

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