Had this occurred in mid-June to mid-August, it would be much more serious than it is now.

Summer has no day,' she said. 'We can't possibly have a summer love. So many people have tried that the name's become proverbial. Summer is only the unfulfilled promise of spring, a charlatan in place of the warm balmy nights I dream of in April. It's a sad season of life without growth...it has no day.

From about maybe mid-August of '02, all through last year, this was a different atmosphere. Everything changed,

If he stays healthy, he can get that every year by mid-August. For a good player, there is something about those two numbers. Those benchmarks are for pretty elite guys.

Despite what may be believed to the contrary, the shootings that occurred in August 2003 are unsolved.

It's very exciting. When we went through that bad stretch (in mid August), a couple people might have written us off, but we're playing so well on the road and that series (in Anaheim) is going to be awesome. It will be fun.