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I think it's definitely paid off. We were meticulous in Spring Training to stay in our routines. From day one, we wanted all of our swings to be with purpose. We wanted to get off to a good start.

I think it's going to be an awesome experience to serve people. Most people in college think spring break is going down to the beach.

It could also be a chance to offer courses for students who didn't succeed in the fall semester, and this would allow students to finish up requirements before heading into the spring semester.

I think it's just a change overall in our program, the way we approached spring ball, the way we approached the off-season workouts, the way we approach practice. I think that plays a big part. How we work in the weight room, overall what we do in the classroom, what we do off the field, everything just has changed. A lot of that has to do with Coach Weis and how he's changed the program around.

I think it's a very upbeat celebration, and it's also the sign of spring in town.

I think it's been a positive spring for Chris, mostly because he's had an increased opportunity to demonstrate his skills now that he's taking the majority of the turns.

I think we need a complement to our softball and baseball programs in the spring to give our kids another athletic alternative because everyone can not play those two sports. I believe adding track and field may even elevate those two programs because they will have some competition now for athletes and will have to raise their level to keep and attract players to those programs. I think that is healthy competition.

I think we're all very optimistic. Because of the changes we made over the winter, because of the chemistry we developed through the course of spring training, I think we all feel pretty good about where we're at right now.

I thought there was a lot of enthusiasm and energy. I'm just going to throw a lot of stuff at them, and hopefully after 15 days a lot of it will stick. After the spring practices, we'll re-evaluate them and try to base our offense in the fall on what they do best.

We normally don?t get to practice outside in January, and our first tournament of the spring is usually the first time the guys see grass. I think this is a huge advantage for them because now they feel more confident about their swings going into the first tournament.

We've told Garrett he doesn't have to flinch. He's experienced a special spring in his own right. I think he's having fun watching the guy. I mean, we all are.

I was a raw rookie in Arizona during spring training in 1947, but I could do three things. I could run. I had a good arm. And I could hit with power.

I was nervous. But then I settled down. I'm still overwhelmed. But I'm less overwhelmed than I was when I started spring practice.

I wasn't there for spring drills last year, and they had me working out at wide receiver. During the spring, coaches tend to change things around. More than likely I'll play at receiver or maybe move to corner.

I wasn't really sure; he was back of our top guys a little bit at the beginning. He's a tough little runner; he was out for spring track, but he just didn't have the distance experience. Now he does and he's figured out what it's all about.

Three pitches, no fear, can throw all his pitches over at any time. He opened a lot of eyes in spring training.

Timeliness is an issue. Oysters have two reproductive seasons, spring and fall. We missed last fall and this spring, and we don't want to miss this next fall. Each season represents $125 million, and recovery is harder each season we miss. We have two or three months to get the debris cleaned up.

Today, the way the kids are, a lot of them don't want to participate in them later in the spring because they have a plethora of offers. You have to pick the lesser of the evils.

Today was as close as I'm going to get to a regular season game in spring training. It was in front of a crowd that I enjoy playing in front of.

We hadn't played all of spring break, so I was kind of worried about that. But I was proud the way we showed up today.

We had our best spring ever. The World Baseball Classic brings a new dimension. I think it's terrific.

We came out of our first eight days of spring practice relatively healthy. We're not as sharp as we need to be, but I really like our work ethic. I think we are ahead of schedule at this point.

We came out of spring believing that they each had a scrimmage or two that they were good at and one or two that they made some mistakes at. Each of them did that and in our mind there was not a separation going into (Thursday's) practice. I feel it's unfortunate that so many of you in the media have ranked them and have put them in place so that players have to hear that the entire summer. It's really not fair.

We were still spring chickens back then. That was back in the 1960s. We got together at my house and played low-stakes poker.

We have the team. We're balanced and athletic. Our bench is great, and our bullpen depth is better. We just need to worry about each day and go from there. We need our pitchers healthy, and this spring looks good as far as health.

When is a good time to do it? Nobody knows. Right now, everybody's getting ready for the season in spring training. They're in the same boat, except for the guys who played winter ball.

The quality of life, which in the ardor of spring was personal and sexual, becomes social in midsummer

The problem really was the spring breaks in St. Joe County and LaPorte County. That really did overwhelm the system.

The problems are the mechanics and control. I have to keep working to get better for next time. I want to finish with a couple of good games and try to get better and be ready for next Spring Training.

Today we did a lot of mental work and corrections. We're coming. We're coming along. But we need to move it along. We more than halfway to the spring game, so this is an important week for us and we have to finish strong next week.

You'd like to see him get three or four starts down here. You have to remember after he hardly pitched last spring he only missed one start until hit by the line drive. Maybe he's just not a spring-training guy. It'll ease everybody's mind once he gets into action.

You get to throw pitches. That's what I needed to do - get in a game. I've said all along that things will work themselves out. I know where I'll be. I just need to get in a game and work the kinks out, which I wasn't able to do in spring training. I felt good, kept the ball down and got ground balls. Even the base hit was a ground ball. It just hit a boulder and took a bad hop. I felt good.

We'll make a decision on who's best for us offensively. Nate will take the first snaps of the fall, but it really doesn't matter. Joe sat out today but did a great job throughout the spring and will definitely be in the mix during the fall.

When you paint Spring, do not paint willows, plums, peaches, or apricots - just paint Spring.

Tito talked to him in the last day or so. He was excited to go. He's ready for Spring Training. He feels good and we think he'll definitely bounce back.

We'll have enough snow to run through June, but ultimately, there has to be (skier demand). Spring is my favorite time to ski but most folks seem to want to do other things.

Water seeks its own level. He has to forget about spring training and call upon his past. His past has been very good, so why wouldn't his present and future be so?

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We are delighted with today's announcement by Nordstrom. It's a strong commitment to the Palm Desert community -- one we share. Nordstrom will serve as a catalyst for the complete revitalization of the center including the addition of new specialty shops, lifestyle tenants and signature restaurants. We look forward to welcoming Nordstrom in the spring of 2009.

We are interested to hear about initial response to spring assortments, especially as gift card usage is on the rise, which could have led to higher spring selling January and February.

We are in the middle of spring break, and it is hard on the girls. They are out of the ordinary thing that they do. (Today) is their only real day of spring break.

To grow a lawn that greens up naturally each spring and that resists drought and disease, you need to foster a strong root system.

I would like to be back as early in March as possible so I can plant my spring garden and get things growing again.

I would hope that by the time the spring is over, we'll have a lot of questions answered.

The AMLU membership has voted to reject minor league baseball's contract offer and voted to not accept offers to minor league spring training absent improvements in the spring training working terms and conditions.

The Arab Spring showed that people are not going to wait for an American president to make good on his big talk about democracy and human rights; they are going to fight for those rights themselves and overthrow pro-American dictators who stand in their way.

We have a lot of confidence in Chris, ... He came in and redshirted a year, and, at that time, we weren't real sure. But one year learning under Seth Marler, and the following year he came out in the spring and in the fall and he was a roughly 42-, 43-yard average. He's been in the fire for two years. He's done a great job.

We're really starting to see the strongest influences of the '80s in spring 2006.

With the time frame it's going to take, I'm glad we did it when we did it. So we should be ready for spring training, and ready to go.

We're still trying to place people in the right spots. Right after spring break, we'll start locking in and focusing toward district, but right now we're moving guys around to see how they do in different events and see where they'll be strongest.

Usually the first day of the draft is on the day of the spring game, so you miss it. But we have some equipment people keep an eye on it and they will come and let us know.

We're very pleased with that number, particularly in light of how well 'Bringing Down the House' is doing. We're off to a really good start. It's the beginning of spring break and the school holidays roll across the country over the next four weeks, roughly at 20 percent different areas a week.

We're working to get him back on the field as soon as we possibly can. Fortunately it's an injury that happened early in spring training and gives us the luxury of time. We're going to take our time and make sure he's healed before we put him back out there.

We're working with so many combinations because of all the guys missing, so there was no level of consistency on either side of the ball. We had some great individual plays, but not much consistency. But I think you expect that in spring practice. Neither side should dominate.

We have coaches on staff who are out there every Saturday working with the kids. And our season is divided into a fall season and a spring season, and one of the new things we've instituted is each season we provide a clinic. It provides a lot of one-on-one coaching time.

We have tripled the amount of jobs that have been posted on the web site. We have at least 15 companies lined up for the spring but will probably have 30 or more.

We have two new tackles, big guys. That pocket is not going to compress as much. And moving Ryan put him at a more natural position. He's done a great job. A couple of snaps at the beginning of the spring were a little off, but he hasn't missed a call. Moving Matt to guard has made him a little more comfortable.

We could have played better, but the first game back from spring break you've always got some bugs to work out.

We could look at guys we might normally not see much of in spring training, and this could pay off later in the season if we need to bring somebody up.

We will also be at the Y on April 8, Kids' Health Day, and, as far as I know, we will be at Wal-Mart each Saturday during the spring with some of our puppies and dogs in need of homes.

I was pitching all of 2002 with a torn rotator cuff. In spring training of 2003, I actually felt my shoulder rip. From that day until about a month ago, it's been a living nightmare. I wouldn't wish it on anybody.

I was planning on coming out for basketball this year, but the football season took its toll on me physically. I needed to rest and rehabilitate some injuries. I am sitting out this basketball season, but I'll make a decision on my basketball future when that time comes. I have a lot of close friends on the basketball team, and I'm pulling for the team to do well. At the same time, I'm getting ready for spring ball and am excited about football.

I was pretty down on myself. I remember the first two weeks. It was good day, bad day. This spring I'm hoping for a lot more consistency.

Winning the district championship outright is up to us. It's always good to control your own destiny, and it'll be good to be at home for two games over spring break.

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Winter has passed, and spring has come. The seeds you have sown with tears will bear fruit very soon.

Winter's cold spring erases And the calm away by the storm is chasen Everything good needs replacing.

Winter's cold spring erasesAnd the calm away by the storm is chasenEverything good needs replacing.

Most analysts are on record with expectations of a decline in corn planting intentions and an increase in intentions for soybeans. The debate generally centers on the magnitude of the changes. Acreage of spring-planted crops, however, could deviate from intentions due to escalating spring wheat prices; potential for abandoned hard red winter wheat acreage to be replanted to other crops; changes, if any, in price relationships of spring-planted crops; and spring weather conditions.

You can catch him in the bullpen all you want, but until you get into a live situation with runners on base, it takes on a life of its own. It's one of those things we've been saying all spring -- the more you get back there, hopefully the more comfortable you'll be. Today didn't go the way I wanted it to. I look forward to the next one.

You just can't win in this game without a good signal caller. I like Engram. He brings a lot to the table. Now, we'll have a long way to go during spring and fall practice, but we've got a guy with experience back there now. That means a lot.

You just want to go out there and make your 50 pitches and get the best quality you can out of them. You can't put too much stock in spring training, but you want to get on a roll early.

You have to earn it. You want guys to trust you in big situations. You work on things and talk in spring training and in the middle of the season they trust you.

When spring comes the grass grows by itself.

That way we get two peaks: one for spring break and one for Easter. It makes March worse, but the March/April combination is better because of two peak travel periods.

That whole spring and summer, I was in the gym.

That was the day before we opened spring training, ... Mike Young walked into the office and said, 'I know you have a problem; I'll play shortstop.' It tells you a lot about his makeup. He's developed into a front-line shortstop and probably one of the best clutch hitters.

That was the difference. We had runners at second and third with nobody out and didn't score. We just came off spring break and our girls were flat.

My biggest concern is we didn't establish a backup coming out of spring drills. To win a championship, you better be good at quarterback, including the back up.

The Santa Anas blew in hot from the desert, shriveling the last of the spring grass into whiskers of pale straw. Only the oleanders thrived, their delicate poisonous blooms, their dagger green leaves. We could not sleep in the hot dry nights, my mother and I.

We had data of a year ago, spring practice, the preseason practice and the first two games ... now we have to make a decision. I've never pretended that every decision I make is right ... I've been reminded of that.

We came within an eyelash of losing the whole crop last spring but we are sitting better right now,

We generally attend three battle reenactments in the spring and three in the fall. Most years we attend a national event, which is kind of like the Super Bowl of reenacting. Numbers attending those events can easily exceed 10,000 soldiers like myself, complete with cavalry and artillery.

We have nothing to announce about Spring Hill. GM hasn't assigned anything there as yet. We'll see what fits.

Under capitalism the common man enjoys amenities which in ages gone by were unknown and therefore inaccessible even to the richest people. But, of course, these motorcars, television sets and refrigerators do not make a man happy. In the instant in which he acquires them, he may feel happier than he did before. But as soon as some of his wishes are satisfied, new wishes spring up. Such is human nature.

You know, in spring training, you go two, three, four, five innings and you almost forget what it's like to go seven, eight innings. Some pitchers in April, their arms feel great. They are fresh coming out of spring training. Me, I feel like my command gets a lot better after April.

You know it, man. Every at-bat this spring was like the World Series for me. I'm just going to go out there and be ready.

We haven't been out a whole lot. We were on spring break last week, and the week before we had six inches of snow. So we've only been out a few times.

We have a very young team and the spring is a great time to help prepare our team for the fall. With 10 starters back, we want to build on our late season success.

Mel taught me a new grip on my sinker in spring training, and I've used it all year, ... It has really helped me.

Michael, just like any other student at WSU, utilized procedures in place and is currently ready to enroll for spring semester. He is eligible to participate in all football-related activities this spring once enrolled, including spring practice. Right now, we are focusing on his academic performance this spring and his progress toward a degree from WSU to ensure he is eligible in the fall.

Mike Boyle has really had a great spring so far. He?s really coming into his own as a wide-out. People forget he was a quarterback his entire high school career.

While a late-winter cold snap or cool spring could whittle down some of the storage surplus, it is probably too late to prevent stocks from ending the heating season at record-high levels.

We're a little bit over halfway there. But that's awesome. That's one week and we were on Spring break during that week.

You also wonder about the reaction to the spring line.

We realize that as it is, the culture of Spring Fling is unsustainable, and this gives students the opportunity to somewhat rein in that culture.

We do what we feel is going to be best for the overall people of Spring Valley,

We continue to feel very strongly that we have not breached the contract. But more important, it is business as usual. As an organization, we are getting ready and looking forward to Spring Training and the regular season.

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We were near pandemonium conditions in the spring and summer when we realized that, yes, we were running out of corn at the time. (But) now, we're seeing a 180-degree turn from that.