Baseball is almost the only place in life where a sacrifice is really appreciated.

Of the 13 guys on our roster, I think 12 played summer and fall baseball. I think that's helped a lot. Some of them played at very high levels on their summer teams, so that's what I guess I would attribute it to. They committed themselves to baseball.

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It was all bad location on my part. My location left me. It seems that's the way baseball is.

I know it's tough. Everybody in baseball knows its tough. I'm just going to give it my best shot.

It's like in baseball when you get a hold of one. You don't take any of the absorption, you're giving it all. It's good to get those guys once in a while because they are always trying to get us.