At the clubhouse, residents can watch games on 17 televisions in the sports bar, play cards in one of two rooms or catch a movie in the 36-seat theater.

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Brandon Belt, a first baseman for the San Francisco Giants, says he relished his stint in San Jose in 2010, even though the low rungs of minor-league baseball meant seven-hour bus rides to games and balky clubhouse air-conditioning in the summer.

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He was winning games, strutting around the clubhouse and falling into bad habits on the mound as the powerful Yankee offense bailed him out of some poorly pitched outings.

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Before previous games, Maddon had a DJ play music in the clubhouse and a magician do card tricks, and he promised a big animal finale on Wednesday night when the homestand ends.

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Before and after most games, when media is allowed to enter the Yankees' clubhouse, Rodriguez spends little time at his locker in the back left of the oval room, not too far from the entrance to the inner sanctum that contains the players' lounge, steam room, sauna, rubdown room, weight room, trainer's room and swimming pool.

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The Diamondbacks, in town for three games at Yankee Stadium this week, have placed a higher premium on clubhouse culture and players' outward demeanor than any team in baseball.

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The 43-year-old homerun champ says he still got more games left in him but it's not certain that other teams want to bring in the clubhouse - a high-priced, aging, moody superstar with steroid allegations.

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