CINCINNATI His motto should be, Xavier Paul, always on call.For the past few months, Paul has been Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Bakers Main Man off the bench when situations call for a left handed pinch-hitter.And X has marked his spot. So far this season he is hitting .300 in his pinch-hitting duties that includes a grand slam home run.The 28-year-old outfielder from Slidell, La., was released last July by the Washington Nationals and was unemployed for nine days before the Reds signed him to a minor-league contract on July 12.Six days later he was plucked from the Class AAA Louisville roster and spent the rest of the season doing benchmark bench work .314 in 86 at-bats that including 12 hits in 36 pinch-hitting assignments (.333).Those who have been every day players and end up as pinch-hitters say that coming off the bench cold to pinch-hit is like sitting in a freezer for a couple of hours then rush to a table to do a crossword puzzle.In his last two appearances, Paul has sin...
