A gentle chorus surrounded Dodgers manager Dave Roberts as he walked through two rows of fans at Camelback Ranch. Gone were the questions about Game 7 and the cries of "One more win!" which he heard all winter, from the South Bay to his home outside San Diego.
After a week of gray skies in the desert, the sun peeked through the clouds, a periwinkle backdrop for the first official workout of the 2018 Dodgers. The group convened 110 days after losing the final game of the World Series to the Houston Astros. The organization had not stood that close to the championship summit since 1988.