"It wasn't just feel-good SoxFest talk coming from Carlos Quentin at the end of January.

The player Jermaine Dye described as ''weird'' last spring entered his first day of camp in 2010 hugging teammates and shaking hands like he was running for office.

He bore no resemblance to the tightly wound mass of intensity from the 2008 and 2009 seasons who'd rather take dry swings in the hallway by himself than talk to teammates.

Quentin told the media it was coming, promising a more mature version of himself on that SoxFest Saturday. Telling and doing, however, are two different things.

But, sure enough, he has backed that up throughout the five weeks of camp, even catching the eye of manager Ozzie Guillen.

''I love it, oh, my God, yes,'' Guillen said of Quentin's new attitude. ''I think Carlos enjoys the game a little bit more. I don't want him to change, I don't. When you're a grown man and you're raised one particular way, I don't have the title or the right to try to change any one of my players.

''I'm happy because I think he's having more fun. That's one thing I'm looking for from my players -- enjoy this game a little bit more. I think he's out there more with the players, and I like that, believe me.''"