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You might be used to seeing Todd Frazier on the field for the Chicago White Sox, but it wasnt too long ago that he was making cakes on the Jersey boardwalk.Who was your favorite player growing up? Frazier:?Paul ONeill. I loved watching him. I loved the way he played. He played hard, but once in a while hed let a water cooler know how he felt about it, and I didnt mind that. It goes to show that he cared, though I dont think Ill be doing that anytime soon. Its just one of those things that you want to do good in your job, and I respect him for it.Who is your favorite player to watch today (not a teammate)? Frazier:?I tell everybody its Mike Trout. Hes a special athlete. Hes my buddy. Hes from Jersey, too, as well. He thinks he owns Jersey, but I think at the end of the day, I take care of it. We always bust each others chops jokingly, but hes a special player. I love to watch him.Who is your most underrated teammate? Frazier:?I would say Melky Cabrera. Hes having a really good year this year. I think its going unnoticed because were a little far off the [playoff] race right now. Hes not much of a theater-kind of guy. He goes after the game in the right way and he plays hard. So hes getting two, three hits a game it seems like and making a nice play in the outfield or throwing somebody out, so Id have to say him.Whats the most annoying question you are asked by the media?Frazier:?It just depends on how the day is going. When somethings going on and then you [get asked] to talk about another player on the team. Lets say theres something that happened during the year, like, Do you think this guy should have done something differently when he did this? Just talking about a different scenarios about a certain instance that happens. I think thats the most annoying question, because youre damned if you do, damned if you dont. Both on the field and off the field. If theres a problem and then they come to you and ask. For one, youre not the coach, I guess, and two, you cant really give out the answer, and if you do, you get blamed for everything. Youve got to be careful.One rule you would change? Frazier:?This is a good one. The swinging foul ball, whether the catcher catches it or not on strike three. I think thats an easy one. When an umpire calls it foul and looks down at first base. Theres no chance any umpire, unless you have Ted Williams vision, can see if the catcher catches a foul ball on a swinging strike-three foul ball. I think that is one rule Id like to see get into the replay system.Who is ultimately responsible for policing the game? Players, manager, umpires, league? Frazier:?I think it should be players. I think thats what they did back in the day, and I think it should be like that now. I think its a lot more difficult just with different people now that play this game. Its a totally different game than it was back in the day, but I think players should police what goes on, on and off the field and inside the clubhouse, you know?How big of a problem are PEDs in todays game? Frazier:?I think its a big problem. I think its huge. You see all the different guys coming out [with positive tests], unexpected guys, its like holy cow. I think youve got to do something different about that now. I know [getting suspended] half the years a lot, and you dont get to be in the playoffs as well, but I think eventually theyre going to just ban the guys from getting popped. Id like to see that.What is something that people dont know about you or have wrong about you?[Teammate chimes in: He worked on the boardwalk!]Frazier:?That was my first job. In Seaside Heights, New Jersey. That was my first job, and actually I was a bakery assistant in the bakery department of ShopRite for a year-and-a-half. So I designed the cakes. 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In a slap in the face to Jamie Whincups quest for Mount Panorama redemption, Peter Brocks brother has questioned the Holden guns mental strength ahead of Sundays Bathurst 1000.And in another swipe, Phil Brock has also accused Whincups team boss Roland Dane of providing preferential treatment to the four-time Bathurst champion.Phil Brock will present the winners trophy named in his famous siblings honour on Sunday to mark the 10th anniversary of the record nine-time Bathurst champions death.Whincup on Thursday looked like the man most likely to accept the Peter Brock Trophy with co-driver Paul Dumbrell after their Holden dominated day one of practice.But Brock wondered whether Whincup would have the mental fortitude to bounce back and claim a fifth Great Race after his recent troubles.The record six-time Supercars champion has had plenty of Bathurst success but he has not tasted victory since 2012 after the team were left to rue his last two campaigns on the mountain.Whincup last year sensationally ignored team orders to pit before passing a safety car, relegating him from second to the back of the field to eventually finish 18th.And in 2014, the Holden gun also defied a team directive and ran out of fuel on the 161st and final lap while leading the Great Race.Brock did not rule out another Whincup brain explosion on Sunday.Dont get me wrong - I think Jamie is a very good driver, Brock told AAP.But from what I have seen, he can mentally go off the boil at times.He can get too fired up then makes a bad call.He might rate Whincups ability but Brock remarkably hinted the Holden driver also enjoyed influuence from boss Dane.dddddddddddd think (Whincups Holden teammate) Shane van Gisbergen could win Bathurst for the first time this weekend, he said of the series-leading Kiwi.But if Roland gets his way, I think he will try and make sure Whincup wins.Roland obviously likes him.Nowadays, I think there are far too many ways a team manager can engineer things to create results.For the record, Whincup reckoned he had no Bathurst regrets despite enduring two frustrating years on the mountain.Theres no use looking back into the past, Whincup told AAP.I dont regret anything that happened.I felt I made the right call with the information I had.I will do the exact same thing this year and beyond.Whincup might not be getting much love from Phil Brock but the Holden champion only has admiration for the man honoured this weekend, affectionately dubbed King of the Mountain.I didnt know Peter but, of course, I respected him - he is the icon of our sport, Whincup said.Remembering him makes you want to do your best job, come Sunday.Whincup - placed second in the series - has already impressed at Bathurst, his Holden topping the timesheets in each of Thursdays three practice sessions.He left his best until last, clocking two minutes, 05.29 seconds ahead of Ford duo Fabian Coulthard and 2014 champion Chaz Mostert.Nissans James Moffat did not emerge in the final session after co-driver James Golding clipped the wall near Reid Park in the second practice.Qualifying starts on Friday afternoon. 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