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What's Andre Ethier's Motivation?

Found July 12, 2009 on Sons of Steve Garvey:
PLAYERS: Andre Ethier
TEAMS: Los Angeles Dodgers

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Andre Ethier homers in yesterday's game. From "What pressure? Ethier feels just fine" at Dodgers.com: "I'm here competing for a job next year any way I can," Ethier said. "I'm not sure if it's going to be here or with another team, so I have to go out there and perform well." Sound familiar? Check out what Ethier has said in the past: "I don't know if I'm going to be here next year or not." "This is the business in the game I play, and that's how it's been." "You don't know where you're going to be from year to year." Those quotes came from an LA Times article...in 2006. That's right: Three years later, Andre Ethier is still worried about being traded. Or is he? After signing a $3.1 million contract before this season, Ethier certainly has an idea of his worth to the Dodgers. So are his recent comments disingenuous? Probably not. Ethier, whom Joe Torre compares to Pa...
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