Nathan's career zigs and zags; But pitcher may have found his calling as Twins' closer.(SPORTS)

From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: April 5, 2004| Author: Neal, La Velle E., III | Copyright information

Byline: La Velle E. Neal III; Staff Writer

Fort Myers, Fla. -- Brad Radke began pitching when he was 8. Kyle Lohse has pitched since he could hold a baseball.

Joe Nathan? He really didn't begin until 1997.

The Twins' erudite righthander, one of three players acquired from San Francisco for A.J. Pierzynski, has operated under a different vibe.

Nathan, 29, earned a college degree before he learned how to throw a good slider ... and curveba...

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