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Friday, April 25, 2003 | 10:04 a.m.

It also included the first time he was nabbed trying to steal a base -- Tuesday -- in 17 attempts over two seasons in Las Vegas. In 2000 for Cape Fear, he swiped 64 bags in 74 attempts.

Worse, a quartet of Dodgers' minor-league brass, including director of player development Bill Bavasi, was on hand Thursday to watch Dawkins go 0-for-4, with three strikeouts. After each whiff, he sauntered back to his dugout slower than before.

That might have one day provided Johnny Cash with material for a hit -- The Slow Walk to (Double-A) Jacksonville.

"We had him on a 70-, 75-pitch count," said manager John Shoemaker. "(Pitching coach) Shawn (Barton) and I had talked about maybe not even letting him pitch the sixth, but he had thrown only 53. There was no question he felt great.

"We said, 'OK, this will be your last inning.' Even if he was hitting in the top of the sixth, we were going to let him hit. Then the No. 8 hitter made an out. So, in the seventh, we were able to pinch-hit for him. Everything worked out just perfect."

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