On Pace

Atlanta, GA. RTWNews Service.

Atlanta Braves shortstop, Edgar Renteria, 6'1', 172 lbs., having hit two home runs in yesterday's opening day win over Philadelphia, is on pace to hit 362 dingers for the year, which would break the current record held by some guy who allegedly took performance enhancing drugs. The svelte infielder hit fourteen round trippers last season. His agent has said nothing about the obvious financial implications of this pace on Renteria's prospects going into his option year in 2009.

Boston Red Sox officials, who traded Renteria following the 2005 season to free up salary to sign the hard-hitting Johnny Damon, offered no comment on their outcast's amazing start. Damon, who was then traded to the Yankees (as part of a multiplayer deal including someone named Coco Crisp), only hit 24 home runs in the 2006 season and went 0 for 2 in New York's opener, said something about letting his hair grow to kick-start his lackluster start to this year's campaign.

Mr. Crisp, despite a diligent search of several grocery store cereal aisles, could not be reached for comment.

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