Winn, on being moved to eighth in the batting order: "I don't think you change anything. You swing at strikes and take balls."
* Giants outfielder , on being moved to eighth in the batting order: "I don't think you change anything. You swing at strikes and take balls."* Padres outfielder Mike Cameron, on the chance that he might have to start the season on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring: "The only way I don't make it to Opening Day is if I miss the bus."
* Reds catcher Chad Moeller,
on hearing that manager Jerry Narron had asked centerfielder Ryan Freel to play cautiously to avoid an injury in spring training: "Asking Ryan Freel to take it easy is like asking a kid not to play with his new wagon on Christmas morning."
* 62: Exhibition at-bats for Cardinals slugger Albert Pujols before he hit his first home run this spring.
* Exhibition at-bats for Cardinals slugger before he hit his first home run this spring.* 7,000: Drop in season tickets sold, from 22,000 to 15,000, for the Washington Nationals since their inaugural season of 2005.
This could only happen in spring training.
This could only happen in spring training.Phillies minor league righthander William Savage, who split last season between Batavia and Lakewood, came to camp this spring with a goal. He wanted to get through the entire spring without walking a batter.
He was on his way to accomplishing that, too, until one day recently when he went 3-1 to the batter. Taking a moment to gather himself, he backed off the mound, picked up the resin bag and took a deep breath. As he did, he noticed pitcher Jon Lieber's monster truck parked behind the Carpenter Complex fence.
Sure enough. Just as Savage was about to release the ball, Lieber leaned on the horn.
"And that horn sounds like a railroad train," said bullpen coach Mick Billmeyer with a laugh. "The ball hit the backstop."
Savage had a sense of humor about it, though. He sent Lieber a letter, saying the veteran at least owed him a glove. *
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