re: Beginning of season game times?

Right out of Skip's playbook. He always did this for regionals, playing the early game Fri. in case they lost a Fri. nite game & had to turnaround & play again Sat. a.m. According to CJJ, he & Skip talk several times a week, on occasion dinner at Skip's house. CJJ also uses Skip's visualization techniques before games, players laying down in a dark room & visualizing success. Skip also makes an occasional practice & they sit & talk in the dugout.