æz hɪz bˈeɪsbɔːl kɚɹˈɪɹ wˌaʊnd dˈaʊn, spˈuːnɚ mˈuːvd tə vˈiəɹoʊ bˈiːtʃ, flˈɔːɹɪdə ænd fˈaʊnd wˈɜːk æz ɐ mˈænɪdʒɚɹ ɪnðə sˈɪtɹəs ˈɪndʌstɹi.
As his baseball career wound down, Spooner moved to Vero Beach, Florida and found work as a manager in the citrus industry.