I think he looks comfortable playing. That's the one thing I felt last year - that he didn't look comfortable playing.

We haven't even talked about Miami, so this has been about playing the other team.

But the mood in training is great and everybody looks forward to playing.

I think I learned a lot throughout the year. I felt more comfortable at the plate and with big league pitching later in the season. This year is totally different than last year. I came in last year, my first big league camp, trying to figure things out. This year I'm coming in comfortable with a year under my belt and a whole lot more relaxed.

Last year I wasn't comfortable when I got put into that situation. I had been comfortable wherever I'd gone until then.

I told Kobe that's the one area where I'll try not to disclose,