Was that a sign of a potential opening or just the sort of event that has gone on for years with visitors less well-known to Americans?
Saturday was his last chance for a tuneup before a potential opening day start, and the sense of occasion was reflected in the presence of Manager Terry Collins, who stayed at the complex for a couple of extra hours while his players made the trip to Jupiter, Fla., to play the Miami Marlins.
Former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell, who once chaired the Democratic National Committee and now backs Hillary Clinton for president, told the Times last month that he sees a potential opening for Bloomberg.
But the latest New York Times/CBS News poll also finds that while voters rate the performance of Democrats negatively, they view Republicans as even worse, providing a potential opening for Democrats to make a last-ditch case for keeping their hold on power.
The declining health of Venezuela's president, Hugo Chávez, who has been battling cancer for over a year now, has created a potential opening in Latin America for someone else to move in as the standard-bearer of leftist, populist and nationalist opposition to the United States.
Nonetheless, the offer represented a potential opening for dialogue in the conflict, which has threatened to destabilize the Middle East.
The other half would be filled by direct election of individual candidates, creating a potential opening for independent campaigns.
He also wrote that "the advent of political succession in a number of countries offers a potential opening for political reform in the region".
The injuries to Perine, Marshall and Carter create a potential opening for Peterson, who figures to contribute most on early downs and in goal-line work.
