Monday, May 24, 2010

Florida Marlins Site (Official): Stanton Enjoying Ride En Route To Miami

By Alden Gonzalez / MLB.com

05/24/10 3:50 PM ET

MIAMI -- Mike Stanton, as one might expect, isn't a fan of bus rides.

"I don't like them at all," he said Wednesday after he got off his most recent one, a six-hour trek from Zebulon, N.C., to Sevierville, Tenn., where the Marlins' heralded prospect continued his 2010 surge through Double-A baseball.

Stanton's Minor League success thus far is an uncomfortable one. Not because his hype and current gaudy numbers give him fewer good pitches to hit on a nightly basis, or because those same factors have him conducting about as many interviews as quality at-bats per day. He handles all of that in stride.

It's simply because buses are hard to relax on when you're listed at 6-foot-5 and 235 pounds.

"They're uncomfortable," said Stanton, the No. 3-rated prospect by MLB.com. "I don't really fit in the seats, because I'm so big. I usually just lay down on the floor to stretch my legs out a little bit."

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