February 20 in Houston Astros History: Colts trade in cacti for grapefruits as they begin their first spring training in Cocoa, FL. The new facility (1964)

Colts trade in cacti for grapefruits as they begin their first spring training in Cocoa, FL. The new facility is hailed as "state-of-the-art" but soon becomes disparaged because of poor drainage, snakes, and a spartan dormitory where the players are housed. Prankster Turk Farrell livens things up by

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