 The thing that I'm looking forward to most is just getting to spend some time with the other pitchers here and pick their brains and see what they have, what they're willing to share, and on what it takes to be a big leaguer for however long they've been here and how they have success and all that. That first pitch is set for top of the hour. Joe Jellybean Bryant, the father of Kobe Bryant, has died. Joe was a first-round pick of the Warriors in 1975 before he was traded to the Sixers, played eight seasons in the NBA with Philly, the Rockets, and the Clippers. Bryant was 69. I'm Marco Belletti.