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They're playing while we're working. Their grass is green, ours is dormant. We're at Cardinals practice in St. Petersburg, March 1985.
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I'll admit it, views like this easily make natives of the northeast envious.
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Around the batting cage at Al Lang Stadium: Tom Nieto, Jack Clark, Lonnie Smith, Glenn Brummer, Mike Jorgensen.
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(Above:) Just a month after being traded to the Cardinals, 1st baseman Jack Clark gets in his swings. That October, he'd belt the game-winning 9th inning home run in the sixth and final game of the National League Championship Series.
(Below:) A wide shot during morning batting practice at Al Lang Stadium.
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