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how about some quotes?
July 7th 2012: Wedge was asked whether Ackley was doing anything differently as a leadoff hitter. “He had better plate coverage,” Wedge said. “I mean, he knows this. Eveybody out there knows what the hell they need to be doing in order to be successful. And that’s the most frustrating part of it. But ultimately, they’ve got to do it.”
July 18th 2012:"I know what I’ve been doing wrong – getting out too far on my front foot, not waiting for the pitch to get to me,” Ackley said. “The last four or five days I’ve felt great in batting practice, but I’d get in the game and fall back to the same bad habit"
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“I have a narrow stance, and I have most of my life. I tried widening it this season, then went back to my comfort zone. That’s my stance, and I got back to that. The job now is to keep that approach.”
I think this is a part of the one I was looking for, where Ackley talks about his lineup spot preference. Unfortunately there was a maximum set for the coveritlive interview and it won't load anymore.
April 20th 2011:"I hit leadoff a little in college, maybe one year. For me, the two hole might be the most productive because it's a spot where you have to bunt, not really be a power hitter."
I kept changing the search phrase to get a little more of the comment but that's where i couldn't get it to go any further. I'm certain he said at some point that a certain spot in the lineup is where he's very comfortable because he's hit there most of his life, but i'm having trouble finding the quote. Pretty sure it was leadoff or #2 and i thought it was when he was being moved to that spot for the first time. I've spent a few hours searching different phrasing that i could think it may have been with no luck.