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Here was an interesting note in today's Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal about Brewers' SS Alcides Escobar:



The Brewers are very excited about the winter ball showing in Venezuela of shortstop Alcides Escobar, who ran away with the batting title with a .393 average. Club officials were particularly impressed that Escobar - a noted free-swinger - drew 14 walks in 45 games to finish with a .440 on-base percentage.



"I'm really happy for him," said Nichols. "He had the eye of the tiger down there. I didn't really see that coming.



"It seems like he's ready to take off. He's obviously making a lot of progress."

Does this mean he leads off while Gomez hits near the bottom?

Will Macha let the boy run?

Originally posted by Joe Sambito:

Will Macha let the boy run? Will it be Mach speed or mock speed ?

Escobar and Gomez on the Brewers may be like turning Secretariat and Seabiscuit into plow horses.