A conversation from March:
Dan Haren: Wow, that's a nice necklace.
Matt Cain: Thanks. I got it in Romania on vacation. This crazy old lady came up and gave it to me. It was wild. She was missing both of her eyes and stuff. But it was a nice gesture, I guess.
Haren: What's it made of? It looks like...hair and human bone.
Cain: I know, that's weird, right? But it's not -- it's like ivory and silk, I think.
Haren: I'd swear it was glowing when I came in the room.
Cain: Sometimes it hums. Like a low, dark hum. It's kind of creepy, actually.
Haren: Wow. I want a necklace like that. That sounds awesome.
Cain: (removing necklace) Hey, you know what? I was just about to put it away. It's been giving me a rash. And weird dreams. But mostly a rash. So you take it.
Haren: I couldn't. Really? That's, wow. I couldn't.
Cain: No, no. I insist. I was getting tired of it.
Haren: Thanks, Matt. You're a true friend.