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Article: An ordinary day at spring training is anything but; The setting showcases the qualities that set the Twins apart from other sports franchises and endear this team, in particular, to its fans.(SPORTS)(Jim Souhan)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- February 24, 2007
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Byline: Jim Souhan; Staff Writer
Fort Myers, Fla. -- Their pitching could implode, their stadium could wind up at the bottom of a literal or figurative ditch, but as they worked under the high Florida sky on Friday morning, the Twins demonstrated why they are the best Minnesota sports has to offer.
Twins spring training gives us serendipity, when you watch Joe Mauer taking batting practice and find the great Tony Oliva standing behind the cage, cooing, "Oh, how sweet it is."
Spring training gives us humor, with Ron Gardenhire fretting over the new, low fences down the foul lines. "They're at waist height," Gardenhire said, before thinking of compact third baseman ...