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"How often do you see a guy sacrifice himself to save a run?"

"How many people do you meet that are like Victor Martinez?"

"When they needed someone to catch Tim Wakefield, Martinez gladly volunteered. "

"Eddie was my hitting coach when I came up with the Indians," says Martinez. "He taught me so much about what pitchers might try to do, what to look for, how to prepare. He told me to take BP at 70 percent. Don't try to hit everything hard. He taught me that when there are runners on base, take what the pitcher gives you and get the runners in. It doesn't matter what it looks like, what's important is knocking in your teammates and winning."

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