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It was back in 2006. One of the first ever articles on Mopupduty.com was a prospect bio on Travis Snider. In the comments section myself and others were going back and forth on Snider’s defensive ceiling. I said the following
I think he has no chance in playing RF in the majors. I’m surprised that they [...]
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