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Turning two: Joe Panik, Brandon Crawford combine creativity, artistry on middle infield

Here’s a little preview of a piece I wrote for our Play Ball magazine, which will be sent to subscribers and available for single-copy sales in a few weeks. -AB

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – This is how you know you have a talented middle-infield combination:

Ask Brandon Crawford and Joe Panik about the most creative double play they’ve turned, and they don’t mention one from during an actual game. They don’t even pick their all-timer from Game 7 of the World Series, its graceful exchange and high degree of difficulty matched only by the moment’s vast importance.