I don't think any of that [history] is relevant. All we can do is focus on this year's team, play to our strength, be aggressive and get ready to play well. |
They're going to give us a lot of (tournament) points. |
To miss those two, I thought I was done for. To get a second chance, the best thing you can do is take advantage of it. |
We competed, and that's a credit to our guys -- to be ready to do that against a starting pitcher of that caliber. I was happy with that. |
We took a really good shot at them tonight. They're a very good club, and they withstood it and really swung the bats all the way through. |
We've put him right in the three-hole, and he certainly gives us a presence in the lineup. He's just really excited to play the game, he's passionate about it. It was very tough for him to sit and watch for 27 games, and his energy has been great. He's excited to be in the lineup, and he's going to help us with any capacity that he can. |
You couldn't hear anything three feet away. |