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Article: Most Pirates ready for spring training to end
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- March 29, 2007
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SARASOTA, Fla. - This is the longest week of spring training, or
at least it feels that way.
It's when teams pare their rosters to 25 players. Players on the
bubble dress quickly and quietly at their lockers, hoping the reaper
will pass them by.
It's when the daily grind of pre-dawn wake-up calls, infield
practice, bunting drills and bullpen sessions -- all before a three-
hour game -- gets especially tedious. It's when nobody wants to risk
an injury that would keep them out of action until June.
It's when the season opener in Houston is so close, the Pirates
can practically smell it.