31.   Sox camp this spring is very strange.

32.   Still, it remains the most intriguing question of spring camp as the Mets prepare for full-squad practices on Tuesday.

33.   Some major newspapers across the country, mostly from the East, pulled their baseball writers out of spring camps more than a week ago.

34.   The additions of Gerald Williams and Ozzie Guillen provide depth for a roster that appeared a little thin when spring camp broke.

35.   The clubs have not planned so far ahead that they have decided whether or not they will open spring camps next February.

36.   The dour attitude was gone Tuesday as the Mets held their first full-squad workout of spring camp under a sunny sky.

37.   The day before spring camp opened, Manager Dallas Green was asked what he was most eager to see once workouts began.

38.   The Giants apparently tried to determine if Wheatley could fill the role of the third-down back during passing camps this spring.

39.   The next day, USA Baseball opens its spring camp in Millington, Tenn., a Memphis suburb. . . .

40.   The pitching coach Billy Connors plans for Taylor to spend the entire season at Class AA Norwich, no matter what happens at the spring camp.