We had a good week of practice, so I think we were ready for them. I thought Jess Wetzel gave us a good lift early in the game, hit some shots to get us going.

Every year we've gone out (to California), it's just a battle to score runs. We practice in the morning for a couple hours, play a game and then if we need to, practice again. It's like two-a-days for football. When we come back, we should know what we're going to do.

We used this spring practice to our benefit. We got better in some areas. I thought our offensive line really moved along and we made a vast improvement in our secondary. It put us in good shape to utilize our time between now and August to improve the football team.

We thought it would have significance for practice but nothing of the magnitude that's occurred over the last 20 or so years,

The test was available but not being used. The committee thought that if we make it a recommended practice, then more airlines would use it.

I have nothing against Tony. With traveling, batting practice and a game Saturday, I thought the breakfast was a bit much.