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KISSIMMEE, Fla. - Spring training is all about those on the fringes. The phenoms looking to make their mark. The geezers trying desperately to hang on. The never-heard-ofs attempting to pull off the camp of their lives.

GOODYEAR, Ariz. - Terry Francona froze like a rookie manager.

SURPRISE, Ariz. - Will Smith came into spring training as the longshot in Kansas City's four-man competition to be the fifth starter.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - The big boys brought their little girls to see NASCAR's shining star. Jeff Gordon, Carl Edwards and Jimmie Johnson all took their daughters to meet Danica Patrick this week at Daytona International Speedway.

PEORIA, Ariz. - Rookie Jedd Gyorko hopes to become the second baseman for the San Diego Padres on opening day. A grand slam in the first game of spring training can only help his cause.

TEMPE, Ariz. - Omar Vizquel is in the cramped workout area near the Los Angeles Angels' weight room shortly after the sun comes up, repeatedly slamming a medicine ball into a concrete wall with insistent, two-handed throws.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Madison Bumgarner will follow Matt Cain in San Francisco's starting rotation, though Giants manager Bruce Bochy says there will likely be some shuffling before the end of spring camp. "We can still tweak it," Bochy said Friday.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - It hasn't taken long for Jose Altuve to become the most established player in the lineup of the Houston Astros.

JUPITER, Fla. - The youth movement for the St. Louis Cardinals is in full swing for the No. 5 spot in the starting rotation. Ever since St.

EDMONTON - For the first time in four years Ales Hemsky isn't worried about his shoulders and has once again found his comfort level with the Edmonton Oilers.