Squire wrote:I've honestly never heard of him. Time to turn it off.

A Jon Harris reach. A Kiel Fisher type pick....


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Last month, he spent two days working out in Miami with the New York Yankees' Alex Rodriguez, well before the steroids allegations became public, and the experience left him with a better understanding where he needs to go but also how close he is.

"It was a great thing for me as a player just to see how hard he works," Dugan said. "Besides everything that's going on, he's a really nice guy and he showed me a lot of cool things about the pros and hitting techniques."

He fielded ground balls with Rodriguez, worked on agility drills and watched him lift weights.

"My favorite was seeing him actually hit," he said. "He's one of the best. I learned how far I have to go, but also it made it realistic to see how close the opportunity is."

Dugan is starting to eclipse his father, Dennis, in the family hierarchy, and that's hard to do. Dennis is a big-time Hollywood director who has guided Adam Sandler on such comedies as "Happy Gilmore" and "Big Daddy" while also acting in movies. He played the role of private eye Richie Brockelman on the 1970s TV series, "The Rockford Files," which excited Dill.