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Article: Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Joe Soucheray column: Spring training for a brand-new generation.(Column)
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- Saint Paul Pioneer Press (St. Paul, MN)
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- March 14, 2007
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Byline: Joe Soucheray
Mar. 14--Years and years ago, when I was a sportswriter, I covered the Minnesota Twins in spring training at Tinker Field in Orlando, Fla. It was a rickety old ballpark. Not only was this a cushy assignment in terms of intensity and pacing, but I would say it was virtually an inconvenience for a ball club to actually have to print tickets so paying customers could watch a game. Crowds of 600 seemed about average. I only mention this because for the first time in about 25 years, I returned to spring training in Florida. The Twins now train in Fort Myers. Actually, they don't train. Today's ballplayers arrive at spring training already ...
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