"Padres boast brain power: Young and Venable share Princeton pedigree" (news item)

[PtonGrad2000]

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<p>"PEORIA, Ariz. -- Princeton guys don't often show up for work at major-league clubhouses. They attend mathematics symposiums, work in think tanks, or become astronauts and politicians.</p>

<p>They dabble in economics, win Fields Medals, and take home the Pulitzer Prize.</p>

<p>Professional athletes -- though there are a few, including NBA Hall of Famer Bill Bradley -- they are not.</p>

<p>But a quick glance around the Padres' clubhouse at the Peoria Sports Complex this spring reveals the curious sight of not one, but two Princeton alums sitting at stalls a mere 15 feet apart."</p>