# MLB Spring Training 2017

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [March 3, 2017, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289 "2017-03-03T13:57:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289/61 "2017-03-22T21:01:59Z")

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> [@RickJay](#):
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> If you wanted someone like that who’s gritty, take… well, um, Jose Bautista is a good example. He’s much older so he’s lost his defensive value and stuff, but this is a guy who had an awfully long, hard road to stardom and who had to work and adapt and play multiple positions to keep his career going, much less become a star. But, wrong kind of last name, I suppose.

I was going to say the same thing. I’m sure there are a few dozen other examples, but Bautista’s grind through the circuit is an amazing example of hard work and dedication to the sport. I hope Bautista calls him out on it.

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**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\
**Post date:** [March 22, 2017, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-spring-training-2017/781289/62 "2017-03-22T23:03:29Z")

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Dallas Green has died at 82.

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