The unique narrative approach also gives away some secrets, like the way the groundskeeper at Fenway cuts the grass or packs the clay in the batters' box differently for particular Sox hitters.

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He was so competitive that he joined tomato-growing contests with the Orioles groundskeeper.

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That would be twin sisters Grace Lorenzen (the innkeeper) and Carla Wingett (groundskeeper), who manage the organic garden and the five impeccably turned-out guestrooms.

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