applause ] our stadium operations team, now, if they can be joined by steve castillo, roger rival, larry gill, caesar, mike, stand up. and i do want to say as old as the stadium is, i get great pride in telling people it is the best turf. i'm coming down to join you. >>> this week has been kind of bizarre. i have over the years spoken to a lot of press, but it's -- i didn't expect this today. you know, i feel very honored. it's all i have to say. >> thank you very much. [ applause ] easy to follow that, roger. >> i will try. i always wondered when i started at candlestick and now it's almost at hand. it a really strange feeling to be going there these last few days and thinking pretty soon i won't come here anymore and it going to be hard to drive up the freeway and not see that big gray edifice looming in the distance. you have to wonder what's going to be there. over the years, i think we've made a lot of improvements in turf management and we've been lucky that we've been allowed a freehand in experimenting with different methods. i think it's all paid off and it's because of the managemen