BASEBALL PUTS ITS BEST FEET FORWARD

And high time, too. After the strike and split-season absurdities of 1981, come the leisurely rites of spring, 1982, promising to cleanse and renew the spirit of the grand old game. Leisurely is no misnomer. Tulips open with more celerity than some teams, now as in '80 and '81, when the pictures on these pages were taken.

SHELDON BURNSIDE, PITCHER
Al Lang Stadium
St. Petersburg

DAVE WINFIELD, OUTFIELDER
Miami Stadium
Miami

SCOTT BROWN, PITCHER
Al Lang Stadium
St. Petersburg

RED SCHOENDIENST, COACH
Busch Field
St. Petersburg

TOM SEAVER, PITCHER
Al Lopez Field
Tampa

ORIOLES vs. YANKEES
Miami Stadium
Miami

DAVE PARKER, OUTFIELDER
McKechnie Field
Bradenton, Fla.

SEVEN PHOTOS

WALTER IOOSS JR.