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Sergeant Major Gary Becton served in the United States Army from 1964-1992, he had a distinguished career earning the bronze star twice, the Legion of Merit and a Purple Heart.
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It s not uncommon for pitchers to meet up with their opposition before games and swap trade secrets: pitch grips, deliveries and ballplayer wisdom are all part of the secret language that hurlers share amongst themselves. But a pitcher swapping tips with the opposition s groundskeeper?
That s a little less usual, but simply par for the course (excuse the pun) for one of the Padres many offseason acquisitions and new closer, Mark Melancon.
That s because Melancon a three-time All-Star and one-time MLB saves leader moonlights with his very own turf installation company, Diamond Turf. Arizona s grounds crew was great, Melancon told me in a phone call recently. I ve spent a lot of time with them. Toronto last year, spent a lot of time in Texas. You know, every field s done a little bit different. You can learn from each of those grounds crews that deal with that type of field.