As fans, we only see baseball players for what they do on the field. Veteran reporters have trained themselves to see ballplayers as just another person so they can do their jobs, so their perspective on the human side of a clubhouse isn't as fresh as a fans would be. Over at BP Wrigleyville, as Rian Watt toes that barrier between fan and journalist, he shares his initial feelings of experiencing a big-league clubhouse for the first time.
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