"And their respect and admiration for you are very near idolatry," Young added, with a faint smile.

Young added: "We may not be able to get the same type of player we did before.

And today, Young added further evidence that if his spring has been a fluke, it's been a mighty consistent one.

"He is doing what the therapist thinks he should do," Young added.

Young added a two-out homer to right field in the fifth that stayed fair by a few feet and snapped a 2-all tie.

Young can add Barnett to his trophy case.

"I used to get scared to death if we were unbeaten in preseason," added Young.

Young, who made a fortune in peanut butter, added: "People kept telling me all year that we were running him too much.

It was around this time that Young added what he called a "slow ball" to his pitching repertoire to reduce stress on his arm.

Young added: "They've helped him at different times, including since he retired."