These days are always melancholy. 

“Baggies Day,’’ when players gather after their season has come to an end to clean out their lockers (often packing in large plastic garbage bags) and attend a final team meeting, are all the same. 

The names of the players and coaches simply change from year to year. 

These days mark a sobering milestone — the end of a season, with no more games to play. Depending on how the season has gone, they’re usually tinged with disappointment and regret because unless you’ve won a championship, you’ve come up short of your goal.