I'm enjoying tackle, ... I had a chance (in the spring) to get a couple of practices under my belt in a new position. I'm definitely comfortable now. I think I've got a good understanding of the position.

Those were spectacular catches. I want to see him out at 15 practices this spring, every one of them, all the way through. Then I'll tell you (where he stands). He showed what he can do. But he can't do that if he's sitting on the sidelines.

That's where Lew has been working hard. There were a couple of times in spring where he just flung it again. We're trying to get him to be a bit calmer out there. He's a good outfielder. He just has to calm down.

We're happy with how it has gone. We wanted to do a couple of things this spring. We wanted to evaluate talent and get a good handle on who the guys are. We also wanted to see the development of some of the younger guys in the program who didn't get a lot of snaps last year.

Like you and me," said Jade. "How we used to be."

"What do you mean? Crazy?"

"Living on our own world. Believing what we felt was separate from everything else. We couldn't do anything except be together and nothing else was real."

"That's right."

"Well, that's crazy. And you just said it was, even you."

"No, " I said, "not when we both believe it. Crazy people are alone and no one understands what they mean. But that's not our way. We both know and it makes complete sense. It's not when you make it true by living it. And other people believe it, too, remember. Believe it about us. Everyone who knows us, sees us together. We have that effect.

I guess we?re all seeing the ball good. Once we got a couple of games under our belt, we started hitting the ball better.