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You don't protect Mark McGwire. The only way to protect him is hit 70 homers yourself.

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Eric Davis
Age: 62
Born: 1962
Born: May 29
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Eric Keith Davis
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I remember in 1990, there were five of us making $3 million a year. When guys passed us, we didn't cry. Why would we cry? You didn't get mad when someone got $6 million. Or $8 million.
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It's easy to see why pitchers respect McGwire. If you hit behind him, they're saying that they don't respect you. You have to change their thinking.
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If you're feeling pressure, then you shouldn't be here.
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Come on, when does it come to the point where your name can't come up in trade talks? Willie Mays got traded. Pedro Martinez got traded. So what? That's part of the game.
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