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With that and a few other pointers — we watched as three guys drew a line of fire around the base of a big, beautiful oak tree in the middle of the hillside to shield it from what was about to happen — Nielson led me to the bottom of the hill and handed me a drip torch.

Now and again, while walking Philly near the Rose Bowl, I bump into a dog trainer named Eldon, who generously offers pointers.

When someone steps up to take a swing, others watch and offer support and pointers.

A three-run seventh aided by an El Camino Real error helped the Pointers.

"It showed in our performance. How we approached the game was very controlled and then we had little pointers of belief as we knew we would need that."