Sandoval ready to return to 2009 form
SAN FRANCISCO, CA (AP) – Pablo Sandoval threw up regularly after running up desert hills in Arizona this winter. He did sprint workouts on the track with Olympic decathlete Dan O’Brien. San Francisco’s slimmed-down third baseman even sought the hitting advice of home run king Barry Bonds.
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Sandoval is ready to save his job with the World Series champions. They challenged him to do so – and are confident he has done the work to return to top form in 2011.
There has been no bigger mystery around the Giants this winter than Sandoval’s girth. What would he look like come the start of spring training later this month? He is fit and significantly lighter than a year ago, but that’s no guarantee the free-swinging slugger will be a hitting machine again right away.
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