By Sean McAdam
Special to ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

It is a picturesque Florida morning, and Vernon Wells and a Toronto Blue Jays teammate are playing catch -- with a twist. Wells stands at the very edge of the dirt, where the grass begins, in foul territory along the first base line. Wells wants his partner to throw him the ball on the grass portion, and while Wells keeps his feet on the dirt, he'll still catch the ball as he dives onto the grass, like an NFL receiver tiptoeing along the sideline. Throw after throw, Wells performs this ballet ...

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