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Article: TWINS SPRING TRAINING: FIRST GAME VS. CINCINNATI, 12:05 P.M. FEB. 28, SARASOTA, FLA. New faces try to find their way; With the departures of so many prominent players, the Twins tried to get an early gauge on some of those brought in to replace them.(SPORTS)
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- February 19, 2008
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Byline: Joe Christensen; Staff Writer
Fort Myers, Fla. -- After watching his pitchers finish their running drills Monday, Twins manager Ron Gardenhire pulled aside the team's newest member, Livan Hernandez, for a little talk.
There were two problems: Hernandez was wearing earrings, and the 12-year major league veteran hadn't kept up with the other pitchers in the drills.
"He had a couple of really big [diamond] earrings, and we talked about that," Gardenhire said. "We don't wear bling-blings out on the field."
As for the running, Gardenhire said: "He's excited to be here. We're going to have to mold him into our kind of guy. He's been ...