He's not a nine-hole hitter. He hits ninth in our order, but we don't consider him to be the ninth-best player on the team. His job is to get on base. Everything else is a bonus.

Every player started at least one game in the HIT tournament and every player sat at least one game except for Lonnie. That's how well he's swinging the bat.

He was definitely our catalyst on the mound.

We were fortunate to get a couple runs across early. (Our defense) made some great plays.

We all agreed that in order for it to happen there had to be some give here and there. I think one of the big ones was Tom understanding the situation and me giving him my utmost word that while I am out here I am going to be training hard and things are going to work out for the best and not to worry about it. ... It is difficult for him to just let a player go whenever he wants to go home. So I won't abuse the system.

Everything we do is basically computer-controlled. Ninety-nine percent of what we do is made to order on a four-day cycle. Whatever orders we get on Monday, we deliver on Thursday.