Allen Watson was throwing in the Yankee bullpen on a beautiful day early in spring training and feeling quite good about himself.

"I didn't throw early in the day, so it acted as a bullpen for me," Marquis said.

More than the shoes, however, it was probably the first sharp combination Nicholson threw early in the round that got Savon's attention.

Collins threw an interception early in the third quarter, giving the Redskins the ball at the Giants' 11-yard line.

"Randy felt so good about how he was throwing the ball early in the game, he knew he wasn't going to get out of whack."

McNabb was hurt when he was bumped out of bounds after throwing a pass early in the second quarter.

Last year I came out and threw really hard early on and by about April 10 or 15 my elbow was hurting pretty bad.

"I thought he threw some outstanding pitches early," the manager said.

We seem to do most of our throwing early in games.

Ryan also threw an interception early in the third that allowed Florida State to move into position for a 40-yard field goal that made it 10-0.