Derrek Lee
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"Derrek Leon Lee", or "D-Lee", is a former Major League Baseball first baseman. Lee played with the San Diego Padres, the Florida Marlins (–), Chicago Cubs (–), Atlanta Braves (2010), Baltimore Orioles and Pittsburgh Pirates. He bats and throws right-handed.

Lee was a World Series Champion with Florida in 2003, and he won the National League List of Major League Baseball batting champions/batting title in 2005. He was a two-time Major League Baseball All-Star Game/All-Star selection, and won the Gold Glove Award three times.

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I don't think it's so much the number of at-bats as how you are feeling in spring. Sometimes you feel good in 10; sometimes it takes 60.

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Now that I'm here, it's going to be weird to leave the team. But it's a great opportunity.

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If something gets done, great, because I like Chicago and think it's a great place to play. Otherwise I'll just block it out and concentrate on the season.

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As of right now, I haven't talked about it. If it comes up, yeah, I think it needs to be done before the season. I don't really want that burden of thought. I want to concentrate on the game.

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Hitting is always an adjustment, so I don't really change my approach. Just try to hit good pitches.

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You try to take some, but he throws so many strikes. That gets you in the hole. There's not much you can do.

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We wouldn't have won the [2003] World Series in Florida without him.

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It looked like he was going to have a 1-2-3 inning. That was impressive. The first inning, he was leaving a lot of pitches up. He settled down after that.

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