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Favorite Pitches From The First Few Spring Training Games

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To be honest, the first several games of Spring Training are exciting simply because live baseball is being played again for the first time in months. But once that initial wave of euphoria dissipates, it can sometimes be difficult to be emotionally invested in the games. There is a constant flurry of players, both known and unknown, in games that ultimately don’t matter in the grand scheme. These games can be fun — the Rockies allowed a bases-clearing sac fly on Saturday — but players use this time to shake off the rust and continue to tweak their individual game.