He said, 'Just put the bat on the ball and let it happen. Robin got to the point where he walked up there knowing he'd get out.

Tonight we made it a point in the huddle that we weren't going to let that happen again. We're a pretty good team when we play defense for four quarters.

Let me point out that the refusal to answer a question can be as illuminating as an answer.

He takes a big cut. Something can happen when he swings the bat like that. He's red hot.

Off the bat, I played bad. But I didn't let that get to me. I just kept scrambling.

A ball bat is a wondrous weapon.