Jermaine Dye
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"Jermaine Trevell Dye" is a retired American Major League Baseball right fielder and designated hitter. Dye grew up in Northern California and was a multi-sport star at Will C. Wood High School in Vacaville, California/Vacaville. Dye attended Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, where he played as a right fielder on a team that reached the playoffs. Dye played with the Atlanta Braves (1996), Kansas City Royals (1997–2001), Oakland Athletics (2001–2004), and the Chicago White Sox (2005–2009). Dye won the World Series MVP with the White Sox in 2005. Dye batted and threw right-handed and, in his prime, was known for his ability to hit for power and his powerful throwing arm. Dye announced his retirement on March 31, 2011.

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He's just been off the charts,'' Oakland manager Ken Macha said.

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Our focus is to get out and win series.

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We're trying to win series. You feed off everything, and we're all doing well. It's an all-around team effort.

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I usually didn't play against him. I don't know what it is year to year. I went in with the same game plan.

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I'm not really doing anything different. I'm usually a slow starter. We're playing well right now, and I just want to contribute.

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You just want to do what you're capable of doing. You can't worry about what other guys are doing. You got to go out there every day focused on your game. If guys in front of you are doing good, hopefully you're right along with them.

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But the [leg] was feeling better in two months. Now, I don't even think about it. I just go out and play.

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This is not necessarily a home run lineup, but we have guys who are strong enough to hit home runs. The guys are feeding off each other right now...and we're playing good team baseball.

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It gives your team a big boost. It not only helps the pitcher throw strikes, it takes pressure off the other guys to not try to do too much. We're rolling now and we have to keep it going.

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