Spring Training Update

So, I'm sure you are reading the Strib to keep abreast of the goings on in Fort Myers. Just in case you're not, there's a decent article from Souhan about the battle for centerfield that is going on right now. Here is the break down that compares Gomez, Span, & Pridie ; gotta say Pridie sounds more ready than anyone else but like that there is fire in all their bellies.

In Souhan's article he references Alex Cole who I had to go look up. Didn't really understand why Souhan was bringing him up other than he may have been in a battle for CF with Hunter but when I did google him I found out he was convicted in 2002 of peddling heroin. Apparently he was hopped up on goof-balls in 1994 when he started in centerfield for the Twins in the strike-shortened season, batting .296 with 68 runs scored and 29 stolen bases. Anyone remember this mook?

One other tidbit I loved about Liriano: "He sported a new glove -- a blue TPX model that matches the Twins' spring training jerseys. On the glove, the words "El Zurdo" are stitched in red. Spanish for "The Lefty."