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I was never a fan of Andy LaRoche's brother Adam, and sharp-eyed readers may have noticed my tepid acceptance of Andy in the past. But in one respect, the younger LaRoche is already "Jack Wilson," which is high praise coming from yours truly. That is, in terms of "citizenship." He spent half an hour giving the "grand tour" of PNC Park to a boy in wheelchair. That was above and beyond the call of duty and will generate enormous goodwill for the Pirates, both for the one incident and for the many similar ones that are likely to follow. The BASEBALL problem is, LaRoche may find himself out of a steady job if and when Pedro Alvarez comes to third base, perhaps late this year. Far from being roadblocked by players in FRONT of him (as he was in Los Angeles), LaRoche is now threatened from BEHIND ...

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