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Friday, June 29, 2007
Speedster Harris hits lead-off
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Willie Harris was atop Bobby Cox’s lineup card Friday night and it is almost hard to imagine that this is just the fourth time this year the speedster has hit lead-off.
He is a menace to right-handed pitching (.395) and gives the club its best on-base threat since Rafael Furcal.
Cox, as is his custom on touchy personnel decisions, said Kelly Johnson has not “lost” the lead-off job. Johnson, the club’s lead-off man in 65 games, opened the Marlins series in a 0-fo13 slump, with his on-base percentage down to .373.
Harris, platooning with Matt Diaz in left field. opened the night with a team-leading .437 OBP. Johnson hit in the seventh slot Friday for the second time.
“One of them can’t lead off,” Cox said. “That’s all I can tell you. I like both of them.”
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