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Boys Of Spring

ORG XMIT: AZCR101 Cousins Matthew Justice, 6, from Oakland, Calif., left, Josh Rubinstein, 7, from Trumbull, Conn., center, Zach Justice, 4, from Oakland, Calif., hang on a fence to watch the Texas Rangers workout during baseball spring training Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Charlie Riedel / The Spokesman-Review)
ORG XMIT: AZCR101 Cousins Matthew Justice, 6, from Oakland, Calif., left, Josh Rubinstein, 7, from Trumbull, Conn., center, Zach Justice, 4, from Oakland, Calif., hang on a fence to watch the Texas Rangers workout during baseball spring training Sunday, Feb. 15, 2009, in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) (Charlie Riedel / The Spokesman-Review)

Cousins Matthew Justice, 6, from Oakland, Calif., left, Josh Rubinstein, 7, from Trumbull, Conn., center, Zach Justice, 4, from Oakland, Calif., hang on a fence to watch the Texas Rangers workout during baseball spring training Sunday in Surprise, Ariz. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Question: I love Major League Baseball, warts and all. It's my favorite spectator sport. I also can't wait for the crocuses and tulips to pop up through the hard-crusted snow. What part of spring do you look forward to most?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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