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Takeaways from 5 days at Mets Spring Training in Port St. Lucie

I'm home from Port St. Lucie. This past week was my 11th time covering and attending workout week during Spring Training. I want to say camp was laid back and more quiet than usual, but I can't say with confidence that this statement is true. Instead, it could just be a byproduct of how Tim Tebow and Brodie Van Wagenen (as well as Mike Francesa, Alex Rodriguez and a snake) pulled the attention of fans and media.

In hindsight, this is probably a good thing, because it allowed for the players, coaches and specifically Mickey Callaway to focus more on baseball than autographs and answering questions from fans on fences.