And for a moment, it looked like the old magic was back, short spring or not.

It may be a short spring, tournament-wise, for the team.

Winter is followed by a short, pleasant spring until April.

We'll go north with fewer people after a shorter spring.

So baseball's short spring followed a long winter of exercise and treatment for Gooden.

With a short spring looming, Jones knew he had no time to waste.

The late and short spring was turning to summer.

To him, the short spring may be a lost spring.

Carter needs to prove himself because the short spring finds him in the autumn of a long career with time running out.

So, Carter has a shot at the job, if he makes the team in baseball's short spring.