From Day 1, the guys made me feel at home. Once the game started, I felt pretty comfortable. (Blaze coach Danny) White did a great job of keeping it simple tonight. The guys responded around me and did a great job.

They leave the lot pretty quick. They're pretty much in and out in about a three- or four-day period.

Ben had a pretty good day. His last home run was huge.

That was like death. It was a tie game except for the four-ender. We split the day 1-1 and it was a good kick in the pants. They're pretty darn good from lead to skip but we're pretty darn good too. We're not fearing them we just wish we would have brought a better game.

There is nothing like competing before a home crowd.

We showed them newspaper cuttings to illustrate the reaction back home and they appreciated what was at stake.