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- Updated: February 20, 2007 - 7:07 PM
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Funky deliveries, but not the same pitcher
Mike Venafro has pitched in 307 games over seven seasons. So imagine the double-take he did Monday when he was jogging off the field and a few fans yelled, "Hey Pat, can we have your autograph?!"
Venafro looks nothing like Twins reliever Pat Neshek. He's 33. Neshek is 26 and is about 20 pounds heavier.
"They see the way we wear our pants," Venafro guessed.
They both wear their socks high. They both have funky deliveries (Venafro is a lefthanded sidearmer, Neshek is, er, Neshek). And they are dressing in neighboring stalls, giving Venafro plenty of time to learn more about the man he allegedly resembles.
"I've heard he has a website," Venafro said. "It must be pretty good because he gets a lot of mail and it's spilling over to my side."
Venafro then pointed to a copy of a 2006 super registry of every player in baseball that was loaded with dog-eared pages -- a tipoff Neshek is a student of the game.
Other players' games.
"I asked him his stats from last year, and he couldn't remember," Venafro said.
Blasts from the past
Several former Twins already are at camp as extra instructors, with more on the way.
Tom Kelly, Tony Oliva and Terry Steinbach worked with players on Tuesday. Harmon Killebrew, Rod Carew and Paul Molitor are expected to arrive soon.
LA VELLE E. NEAL III
LET'S MEET ...
Ken Harvey, DH/1B
Age: 28 • Ht: 6-2 • Wt: 250
2006: Missed entire season because of a ruptured Achilles' tendon.
Scouting report: Harvey is a classic hacker: few walks, bunches of strikeouts. But a lot of good things have happened when the pull hitter has made contact. He was an All-Star in 2004 with Kansas City; he batted .287 with 13 homers and 55 RBI that season.
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