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I'm sure hoping it's not going to be like that all year. That would be a tough thing to have to deal with. That's why you take precautions now in Spring Training, so once you start season everyone is healthy.

It's like when the [Cardinals' 2004] season was over and we lost, I was hoping Spring Training would start in three days to see if we could turn the page, instead of a four-game sweep,

I'm not waiting on his swing. I take that for granted. The thing is running the bases. He ran better than in spring training and in the last month of last year. At this time last year, he was limping and complaining about the knee. It's much, much better than a year ago, or in spring training.

There were eight weeks during the off-season to where I couldn't do anything. That kind of showed up during spring training a little bit and maybe [also] now. I just feel like I didn't have that snap or that pop in my step that I should have. Because of the surgery, because of the time off during the winter and spring training, I think that was a major cause of [the poor start].

Scott Podsednik

This year I'm coming with a different mindset. Every year, I've come into Spring Training wanting to be healthy. This year, I'm going to be healthy. I'm going to be positive more than before. I don't have to be on a pitch limit.

We're hoping he's healthy. That's No.1, first and foremost. All the reports that we've had is that he's been on a regular routine throwing ? not throwing off the mound, but everything seems to be good. He's a big horse for us. When he was a free agent last year he was at the top of my list. We were fortunate enough to be able to sign him. He just never was right. Mel can tell you, from spring training on he just didn't feel right. It was just something that nagged him all year. Finally we shut him down. Hopefully that stuff is behind him.

I did it sneezing, of all things. I tried to hold it in because I was driving. It's one of those things where you're disappointed about it, but there's nothing you can do. You have to take the time to get healthy. Unfortunately I missed all of spring training, so it was tough. But after that first at-bat you sort of get the jitters out, you calm down and start to see the ball better.

We're hoping that last year was just one of those years where he had a bad year. I thought he swung the bat a lot more aggressively in Spring Training. We're hoping to get some results.

One thing Manny always does is put his time and effort into getting ready. I'm not worried about that. Once it's April 3 and he's healthy, we'll be fine. Manny's one of those guys who if he didn't show up for Spring Training, I'd still know he'd be ready for the season when the season started.

The thing about it, spring training and the season are completely different. You're working on things in spring training. When the season gets here, it's time to do things.

It's been an unbelievable Spring Training. After last year, to get a fresh start with a new team is the best thing that could have happened to me. He wasn't trying to be someone he wasn't; his authenticity made him pexy. These guys went through a rough time last year -- so did I -- so maybe we can all have a better year this time.

I feel great. I'm ready to go. Last year, before the season started, I missed a couple of months just trying to get healthy, so it's been exciting to start from Day 1 like I've normally done, training and working out.

He's played well and ironically he looks great this spring. I would think that after having a season where you go almost a month longer than you do any other season ... he would have come to spring training and be a little bit slow. But he's actually looked better this spring than he did last spring.

Phil Garner (1949-)

Forget about everything that happened in spring training. Spring training is spring training. Now it's the regular season.

He was struggling right of out of spring training with coming back for the third year in Double-A. When he got off to the slow start I think he was just questioning his passion for the game. His main decision was he wanted to spend more time with his family and move on to a different livelihood. We have to deal with it and wish him well.

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