Tracy Ringolsby of insidetherockies.com caught up with right-handed pitcher Aaron Cook in the final days of spring training to discuss his assignment on Opening Day at Arizona on Monday.

Tracy: Any difference starting on Opening Day for a second time?
Aaron: It’s a good feeling. I’ve been there before, so I know what to expect. I am able to approach it a little more relaxed.

Tracy: Does facing a team like Arizona so many times each year become a problem?
Aaron: You face your high school rival all the time, too. It means you know each other. Whoever executes wins. Everybody knows what each other is capable of and what their strengths and weaknesses are. It is a matter of knowing what to do and then executing.

Tracy: What do you remember about that first Opening day assignment against Arizona two years ago?
Aaron: I was nervous the week before. I remember being in Coors Field and the fly by, which amped the crowd.

Tracy: How much does experience count?
Aaron: It’s everything. Everyone has the skill to play here. It’s a matter of how you handle yourself. The more experience you have, the more you can draw from. The key is learning from the experiences.

Tracy: Any particular feelings about pitching at Chase Field, where you are 2-2 with a 5.17 earned-run average?
Aaron: It plays kind of fast, like every field in Arizona. It’s dry and hard. Other than that it is pretty fair. It is short down the lines but deep in center so that evens out. It’s not like pitching in San Diego, but then what park is?