Now, we don't have to cram it for a week or 10 days. We can sort of get into the spring training routine.

That sort of broke the ice,

The guys were a little goofy before the game, you know, just playing around. It was sort of just a playful determination that they had going out there.

That's the thing you dread most is the injury. It's sort of a helpless feeling.

It was a classic. It was like a throwback to the old days. This was like a heavyweight battle that lived up to its advance notice.

A flag goes up after three days in a row.