He's got what I call an outstanding pedigree.

She just had an outstanding conformation. It's nice to be able to buy into such a great pedigree. We were expecting to spend a lot, but $2.7-million sort of caught us by surprise. You want to do the right thing, though. Maybe she'll make that look like a bargain.

When it comes to Roger Clemens, I have to be optimistic.

Two years ago, he was on course, and then had some injury issues the next year that held him back. He had a good year last year, and these days, the key to this coming season is to build on what he started last year.

From a getting-it-done point of view, he got it done. Now we'll await the results.

I know he's a free swinger, but at least half his strikeouts this spring have been looking. That leads me to believe that he's trying to be more aware of the strike zone. He's still going to strike out a high percentage of the time. But he's more cognizant of it, and is trying to get better pitches to hit.