You really can't enjoy it too long. As we learned in our season opener, if you are not mentally prepared, you can get beat on any given day.

I think he's better prepared mentally and physically to not let that happen. I think he's got his off-the-field issues pretty well behind him, and his knees, for the most part, feel better. So I think he's better prepared to not let things snowball.

It was a good season opener. I've never been to the Texas Relays and I want to come back when I'm in college.

I think we all learned not only from 9/11, but even from the snowstorms last fall, that being prepared - yourself and your family - with the basic necessities can only help.

The Gilmore Girls season opener is much anticipated. We wanted to premiere Supernatural after (it), and we really wanted to jump-start our schedule with what is arguably our strongest night.

The last five days before the opener, we didn't get after it. We did not have a lot of at-bats in the week leading up to the season.