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England Patriots officially activated running back Dion Lewis to their 53-man
roster Saturday, the team announced. The move comes almost one year to the day
that Lewis tore his left ACL in a Nov. 8 game against the Washington
Redskins.The Patriots had an open roster spot after waiving running back Tyler
Gaffney on Thursday, and Lewis activation was widely anticipated. The team had
until Nov. 17 to either activate him or place him on the injured reserve
list.The 5-foot-8, 195-pound Lewis had opened the year on the physically unable
to perform list after experiencing a setback that required a second surgery on
his left knee (but not specifically his ACL). He has participated in eight
practices since coming off the PUP list on Oct. 27.While Lewis is now officially
activated to the 53-man roster, the Patriots still have a call to make on
whether to include him on their 46-man game-day roster for Sunday nights home
contest against the Seattle Seahawks. Those close to the situation have stressed
that it will be a patient approach, and the Patriots have been pleased with
Lewis primary replacement in the passing back role, James White.I think James
White is a good player. What he does is good. Could somebody do it better? I
dont know. But it would take quite a bit, I would say, based on where he is and
how consistent hes been with what hes done, coach Bill Belichick said Friday. It
would take somebody playing pretty good to be better than him.At his best, Lewis
would seemingly fit that bill, as he was a sparkplug in seven games last season
before tearing his ACL. He totaled 49 carries for 234 yards and two touchdowns
to go along with 36 receptions for 388 yards and two touchdowns.
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. -- Ohio States Urban Meyer has never had any issue acclimating to the biggest
stages in college football. Still unsure exactly what to expect from the
Japanese newcomer, Lou Piniella kept waiting for the rookie to pull a ball. Too
many hits sprayed to left field, Sweet Lou thought, too easy for defenses to
adjust.So the veteran Seattle manager summoned the translator and told him to
deliver a message to Ichiro Suzuki: I want to see some bat speed.Piniella saw
them huddle in the dugout and share a laugh. A couple of innings later, Suzuki
led off with a home run into the bullpen in right-center.He rounds the bases, he
steps on home plate, and he says, `Happy now? when he shook my hand, Piniella
recalled. I said, `Yeah, yeah, you can do whatever you want.All these years
later, with Suzuki on the verge of joining the 3,000-hit club in the big
leagues, his first skipper in the majors is taking a lot of pride in watching
the pursuit. As much as Piniella believed in Suzuki from the start and was in
awe of those early accomplishments with the Mariners, he never would have
guessed the outfielder would still be playing at age 42 and going for such a
lofty perch.Suzuki hit .335 with a .412 on-base percentage in 164 at-bats over
the first half with Miami. He reached 2,991 hits Friday night with a pinch
single in the eighth inning of the Marlins 7-6 victory at St. Louis in the
return from the All-Star break.Now gray-haired and no longer a regular in his
16th major league season, Suzuki might have lost a step, but not much. Credit
his commitment to an intense regimen that has long included an on-deck routine
that features a deep warmup squat, then a one-of-a-kind stance and a sweeping
twirl of his bat.Suzuki was 27 and had 1,278 hits in Japan before he came to the
big leagues. Piniella got so excited after Suzukis two-hit debut in 2001 that he
kissed him.I was so happy for him, thats why, Piniella said. Its hard for a
player to come here from Japan, especially with the scrutiny that he had. Im an
emotional guy. I got caught up in the moment. I gave him a hug and at the same
time I gave him a little peck. Look, I really enjoyed watching this young man
play and I knew from seeing him in spring training that he was a special
player.At the time, Suzuki did not come cheaply. Seattle paid $13 million just
to secure his rights, and signed him to a three-year, $14 million contract. The
Mariners got their moneys worth and then some.Suzuki, better known just by his
first name, has long prided himself in preparation.So much so that Piniella had
been around no other player like him, with that meticulous stretching before
stepping into the batters box to the foot rubdowns he gave himself at his locker
with a small wooden tool before and after games.
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seen it, quite frankly. I was quite amazed by the things that he did, the
stretching especially, Piniella said. Here in the United States, we go through a
rigorous spring training, but once the season starts prior to the games we have
our stretching exercises and then the kids play.He took it to a totally
different level. He was fanatical about that and thats probably one of the big
reasons that hes playing here at age 42, he said.That first season was a
memorable one for many reasons. The Mariners won an AL-record 116 games,
clinching the division shortly after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Yet Seattle
failed to reach the World Series, losing in five games of the AL Championship
Series to the Yankees.Still, Suzuki won AL Rookie of the Year and MVP. Suzukis
ability to beat out infield hits at times left Piniella shaking his head.He did
have a special year. The team had a special year that year, Piniella said. We
won 116 games and Ichiro was a big part of it. Ichiro was a special player. He
had really good speed, he had that uncanny ability to put the ball in play. In
the outfield, he played as well as you can expect, great throwing arm. He made
the adjustment to American baseball very quickly, became one of the leaders in
our clubhouse and was accepted by the players. He had a tremendous impact on our
team that year.Hes going for his 3,000th hit now, and Im so proud of him. Hes
had just a wonderful career. I look forward to the time when hell be inducted
into the Hall of Fame, he said.Some of the most memorable hits by the 10-time
All-Star didnt even count.In 2007, Suzuki hit the first inside-the-park home run
in All-Star game history, winning unanimous MVP honors and helping the American
League to a 5-4 victory at San Franciscos AT&T Park with a go-ahead, two-run
drive that took a crazy bounce off the right-field wall.Hed never hit an
inside-the-park homer during his decorated career in Japan.Hes an amazing guy,
Marlins manager Don Mattingly said. You just take age out of the equation and if
you just looked at him as a player, if you evaluated just what you see, not
thinking about age, you see a guy that runs above average, plays all three
outfield spots, throws above average, hits lefties and righties.His work habits
and everything else, for me, just set him apart.---AP Baseball Writer Mike
Fitzpatrick in New York contributed to this report.
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