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People often wait until the last minute to get this done and realize they can't do it this year. Another reason they should plan early is so they can notify their employees so they can start deferring their money.

This is a big pick-me-up. Some guys showed up big-time. We just kept hanging around after an early lead got away. Obviously it was a pretty explosive ninth inning, and some guys that needed to get involved got involved. It's a good confidence-builder all around the house for us.

We had some team issues early on. Now we are all on the same page.

We were really patient at the plate today. This early in the season, that's a good sign.

The only thing we're disappointed in is we left too many on. We scored early with three runs, and we were able to make it hold up. We felt like we should have had five or six runs instead of three.

We were pretty banged up early in the season and now we're getting some of those guys back and that will help,

I take a lot of pride in (not walking hitters). Early in the year, it was really getting me in trouble. That's not really my game. My game is throwing a lot of strikes. I think that's why I give up a lot of homers. I'm always around the plate, and hitters know they will get something to hit. But as long as I keep them to solo (homers), I usually don't get hurt.

Online travel sales fared even better this year. The sector was up 35 percent versus 2002 and has more than more than doubled since 2001. Non-travel sales recovered impressively from war-related softness early in the year, with 2003 posting a healthy 22 percent total increase over 2002.

I was happy we did some things early. It relaxes everybody to get some early hits. You get a little mental momentum.