1.   Eric Nixon did not have a genuine save to make all afternoon as the Rovers rearguard excelled.

2.   But a bright sun ended up costing the pitcher dearly, and making the afternoon one Jermaine Allensworth would probably just as soon forget.

3.   But the fact that this was just a meaningless preseason game made the afternoon even worse.

4.   But then, a fortuitous combination of diminishing crowd and warming temperatures made the afternoon skiing a delight on most of the open acreage.