Unlike football, in which the emotions get revved up once per week, baseball is a daily grind in which the previous day's heroics or frustrations must be put to rest quickly. Sanders said he can slip easily into that mind-set. That is part of the challenge, he said, and he likes it. Sheffield is among those who say yes. When you watch him in batting practice, he can hit the ball a long way.
Sanders certainly generates a buzz.
The Reds sold 2,800 walk-up tickets Tuesday and had more than 30,000 fans in the ballpark. They sold 3,800 walk-up tickets for Wednesday's loss to the Dodgers. I'm here to win games. One thing Sanders has going for him is that he always has been popular among his teammates. When the cameras and microphones are off, the Prime Time act disappears.