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Stranded at home

By Jorge Arangure Jr.
ESPN The Magazine

Monday, June 29, 2009

This story originally appeared in the July 13 issue of ESPN The Magazine. To see a related article by Baseball Prospectus on how Gonzalez might perform in other parks, please click here. A bus spouting black puffs of smoke ­rumbles into a hotel parking lot in Guasave, Mexico, after the three-hour trip from Mazatlán. The drive along Route 15 features breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean, but to a group of weary ballplayers, it's just another ride during a long winter league season. ...

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