BREWERS 5, TWINS 1; Able to loosen up; Parra settles in, winning seventh straight decision

From: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI) | Date: June 29, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Minneapolis -- Watch out, everyone.

Manny Parra is starting to figure things out.

He has earned all kinds of praise -- like being named the junior college player of the year by Baseball America in 2002 and the Milwaukee Brewers minor-league pitcher of the year last season, not to mention being called the organization's second-best prospect this spring.

But Parra hasn't always believed. He questioned if he belonged in the rotation, pressed to win a spot in it and had to learn to again trust his natural talent. There was even a time early in the season when Parra was a candidate to be sent to ...

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