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Hard knocks put Marcus Giles on successful career path: Braves' second baseman has worked hard to become a starter, an All-Star, and one of the top players at his position.(Atlanta Braves)
THE PHONE MESSAGE LIGHT WAS flashing well before Marcus Giles returned to his home on a Sunday evening. If the message itself was new, the content was not.
"Marcus, stay back, keep your hands behind the pitch."
It was his father calling from San Diego.
"Three words. Trust your hands."
Bill Giles laughed at his advice a few hours later.
"I'm sure he'll tell you that half the time I leave him messages, as soon as he hears my voice, he shuts me off."
Not really, not Marcus Giles, who has come to know more about trust and shutting people off--or inviting them in--than the average second baseman may come to know at age 25. ...
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