He knows how to win. That's the one thing about Mike. Whatever he has, he's going to go out there with it and try to do his best for his team.

We hit on Monday, but that was it because there's no roof (on the batting cage). We couldn't take ground balls because the field was too wet. The pitchers threw a little bit in the gym on Thursday, but there was no bullpen (session).

We lost a lot from last year. We have no leadership. We're not playing as a team.

It was a somber ceremony, but it got the word out.

What does it take to win in New Hampshire? Grass roots and financial resources.

When I'm working on a Slipknot song, it's like a switch flips in my head. I can go there easily - it doesn't take a lot of soul searching - and it's a dark, almost sinister place. Stone Sour is more the way I've always written. It's a different tone.