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Paul Hagen: Small ball comes up big for Maddon's Rays

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Paul Hagen: Small ball comes up big for Maddon's Rays

That's an alignment most teams use against Ryan Howard, but it's rare to see it employed against Utley.

"It's based on information, all the stuff [scouts] were able to acquire during the course of the year," Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon said. "We're very extensive. If you look at a . . . [spray] chart and notice that balls are not hit in a certain area, why do you cover it?" *

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