Cub Lendy Castillo pops his head outside the dugout .

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Players take batting practice.

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Cubs GM Jed Hoyer talks to the press.

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Marlon Byrd takes a swing around the batting cage.

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The ivy is greening early due to warm spring temps.

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Alfonso Soriano swings a bat.

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New manager Dale Sveum cracks a smile during a press conference.

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The Ivy is greening due to warm spring temps.

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A bag of balls is ready to go.

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Ground crew members wet down the field. A newly installed Jumbotron screen can be seen in the background.

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Painter Dante Peralta paints the new Budweiser patio area in right field.

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Workers put finishing touches to patio area in right field above a newly installed Jumbotron.

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Workers put finishing touches to patio area in right field above a newly installed Jumbotron.

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Third baseman Ian Stewart fields a grounder.

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Fans look in from the right field gate .

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Dante Peralta paints the bar in the new patio area in right field.

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