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BOSTON -- When Curtis Granderson first stepped into the batter's box against pitcher Michael Pineda last year, he didn't notice any fear. "He came out, he came right at you," Granderson said Monday before the Hot Stove Cool Music roundtable. "I don't remember the exact results of what we did against him [New York won 4-3], but I knew he was in there, knew he was confident and wasn't intimidated by the Yankee lineup." Although Pineda -- who was traded from Seattle to New York earlier this month -- is changing addresses, Granderson said he expects his new teammate's aggressiveness...
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