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Doc's Morning Line: Cincinnati Reds' Winker a happy, new-breed player; not all are

Jesse Winker finished a triple short of the cycle in the Reds' 11-3 win over the Rangers with four hits and five RBI. Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati Enquirer

In the immortal words of Fox golf analyst Curtis Strange, “Are you sh---in’ me?’’

Well, I try not to.

It was a good weekend for good guys. Gary Woodland won the U.S. Open, Jesse Winker had a monster day Sunday and TML prepped for the sooner-than-later Bourbon Trail extravaganza by getting expert advice from his good-guy pal Milford Todd.

First, Winker. In lots of ways, the Reds outfielder epitomizes the new-breed player MLB claims to welcome.