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Articles Written by: GARRETT BROSHUIS
The first step is to get your ID. You can't give a sample without an ID, as they need proof of your identity. Then you pick a barcode, which is scanned into a PDA-type of computer and attached to a plastic container.
Not many people enjoy having ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
4 Jun 2008
I recently received an e-mail from Bill Rudden, a member of the gym that I frequent in the offseason. He asked me if I knew a guy named John Odom, and then he left a link for me to check out.
It must be a full moon because some weird things have ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
27 May 2008
I ran into one of our Class AA umpires at the gym the other day. It was toward the end of a long, exhausting workout, but yet I still felt energized due to the fact that I had achieved a win the day before. The umpire -- we'll call him Matt -- was ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
18 May 2008
Actually, I know where he is: He was promoted without my permission to Class AAA Fresno, leaving me to deal with my Double-A tar pit by myself. He might as well be 3,000 miles away.
I'm tragically dealing with a breakup right now. My roommate is ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
7 May 2008
Injured players can usually be found at each team's spring training facility, sometimes in packs of 20 or 30. Here, they report to the field each day for a few hours of work, and then stay at the team hotel for the remainder of the day, often ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
2 May 2008
Extra-inning games seem to be contagious. We've had a rash of them lately, and we're looking for the cream to clear them up (or to at least win a few of them). While none of ours have been as long as the 22-inning Rockies-Padres marathon, they've ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
20 Apr 2008
The Latinos on my team said that I had un gato negro en la espalda, and they did their best to remove it. One of them gave me his Virgin Mary shrine, which had been sacredly passed down from Julian Tavarez. Another did the sign of the cross over me, ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
11 Apr 2008
I abandoned my search for tar pits long ago, concluding that they were no danger to me. Perhaps I reached this conclusion prematurely, as it seems their magical powers are real, and they've incarcerated me.
Dinosaurs infatuated me as a kid. I ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
4 Apr 2008
This day was probably the worst day of spring training, if not in the history of the entire world. First I walked into an eerily quiet clubhouse. The music was down, the card games were hushed and everyone was changing in silence.
March 19. Mickey ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
27 Mar 2008
We all were quiet after venturing into the semi-spacious yet less than luxurious office. We saw two of our pitching coaches with smiles on their faces, so we relaxed a little. But who knew what could be found behind those smiles. After all, one of ...
From GARRETT BROSHUIS,
Sporting News,
20 Mar 2008
