He has a good arm. It gets easier as you get to know guys and get a feel.

We feel we have a good young arm going against those guys, and the only way you're going to beat pitching is to match them pitch for pitch.

How does dead-even feel with two to go? Dead even.

I believe in these guys, and I believe if you stay the course you get paid dividends. I believe it's better.

The ball, just when he throws it down, guys just swing and miss or they hit grounders. He's in a little bit of a tough spot with us. We have a very full, veteran staff but we certainly like what we see.

Last year, some of those guys kind of got their veteran status. They went through the trials and tribulations of a real good year and came up a little bit short, but they're a good, young team. We won't underestimate them.