How can you beat this? New ballpark. Beautiful day in St. Louis. And then you look out there and see the Gateway Arch.

As big an impact as a two-day course will have, eventually it will wear off and I wanted the changes to be real.

It was a special day for the team. It was just meant to be our day.

After my first two at bats, I had to make a little adjustment. He was throwing me nasty cutters and I just came out and laid off of it. I got to 2-0 and tried to go the other way and play my game. He made a mistake with a fastball up, but I'll take it.

He was impressive. His demeanor never changes. It doesn't matter if he's getting hit around or if he's cruising; he looks the same out there.

A high cutter. Usually when the ball is up, it's a sign that a guy is overthrowing.