1.   Alone in the clubhouse, I asked what he would like the Padres to tell him when spring training ends.

2.   Bournigal started only one spring training game before being designated for assignment.

3.   Competition from the Suns, Coyotes, expanded spring training in Arizona and the Diamondbacks has taken a toll.

4.   Does it include the Atlanta Braves spring training season, since the team plays many of its games at a Disney facility?

5.   Especially in Florida and Arizona where spring training is a rite of income.

6.   Even major-league players have discovered that losing weight at an Arizona spring training camp is more difficult than in Florida, because the humidity is lower.

7.   Every spring training, he said, a certain hollow feeling grabs his gut.

8.   Garciaparra, who has a split tendon in his right wrist and has missed every spring training game, will have his cast removed next Monday.

9.   Had the outing gone well, he was expected to start his first spring training game next week.

10.   He can use spring training for its intended purpose.