Article: LAST-MINUTE SPRING TRAINING 101

Though it hardly seems like spring, major league baseball players have already reported to Florida and Arizona for spring training. There's still time to nab an airline ticket, pack some tanning lotion and take in some preseason ballgames. But hurry. The first pitch will be tossed out this Thursday, and you only have until the last out is called on March 30.

WHERE: In Arizona, a dozen Cactus League teams -- including the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels and the Chicago Cubs -- are clustered around Phoenix and Tucson. Several Phoenix stadiums are within a 20-minute drive of one another.

Florida's Grapefruit League -- including the New York teams, the

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