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Deveney: Spring training report: New staff gives Mariners hope
In the tenth of 30 spring training reports, one for each team, Sean Deveney gives a first-hand look at Seattle Mariners camp in Peoria, Ariz.
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Anyone Know If There's An In-N-Out In Peoria, AZ??
Walkoff Walk — ... Spring Training columns. Listen, I know it's tough pumping out copy every single day from camp. I'm having a hard enough time and I get to cherry pick from every team in baseball. But, Jesus, I've read about the same goddamn In-N-Out Burger in separate columns from Richard Durrett, Evan Grant, Owen Perkins, Jonah Freedman, Mike Nadel, Greg Hansen (registration required, presumably to identify other burger lovers), and Sean Deveney... twice! "The sky was clear, the air was crisp, the desert was alive and the ...

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