Article: Playing appreciates in value for Cuddyer; The Twins' multiposition star has stepped up late in the season, a natural leap for a player who embraces what his team stands for.(SPORTS)(JIM SOUHAN)

Byline: JIM SOUHAN; STAFF WRITER

Some guys love the money. How can you blame them? You'd love the money, too.

Some love the fame. Some love going to work, playing catch, then sitting around in the clubhouse in their underwear, doing crosswords while teammates play pranks.

It's a great life, being a big-league ballplayer, and you can love the life without loving the game itself, without loving the work, without loving winning as an end, not a means.

That's why you should root for Michael Cuddyer as the Twins try to fight off elimination tonight -- because we can only hope that for every money-grubbing, Scott Boras-loving, entitled, ...

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