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Richic Hebner had tour hits--including his second homer in five games, a double and two singles--and drove in three runs yesterday, powering the Detroit Tigers to a 6-4 win over the Boston Red Sox in Winter Haven...
...first thing to remember about the Red Sox' youth versus experience contest at second base is that the veteran is barely a year older than the kid. The second thing to remember is that, more than likely, neither will be traded, neither will play second base full time, and both will go north with the Red Sox at least mildly unhappy...
...Cohasset native also has excellent range in the field. He concedes that he has a weakness batting against certain left-handers ("I would understand it if [new Sox manager Ralph Houk] sat me down against tough lefties," he said recently), but his solid six years batting against all comers show he is a major league hitter--plus. For Remy the answer is obvious. If he were Ralph Houk, he says. "I'd play me every...
...pride of Loxley, Alabama, not hit .321 and led the club in hitting with runners in scoring position, there would no problem. Had he not batted over .300 away from Fenway Park--a feat Red Sox batters rarely accomplish--and played a steady second base (only 12 errors in 106 games), all the talk in camp would be about how much better Remy's knee looks. Had he not slammed 33 doubles and knocked in 45 runs, rapping out 144 hits in his first 449 at bats in the major leagues. Dave Stapleton would be fighting it out with Chico...
...worry about that," he said from the Sox's spring base in Winter Haven Saturday night. "I'm just going to try to do my best, and they'll put me somewhere...