I kind of knew I stole it. I looked at the nearest umpire and he had the out sign, so I thought I sold it pretty good.

It was nice to lead off the game and kind of set the tone for us.

The umpire was a little uncomfortable with me, but I didn't pay much attention to him. I knew I had to go to the next hitter, and that's what I concentrated on.

I do feel badly for (Eddings). I know that's part of it, that when you're an umpire you take (garbage). You're always going to be wrong whether it's for one team or the other team. He could have made 200 calls right that game, but that play is the one that's going to be talked about because it came in such a crucial situation. It's a tough job.

They're very capable. They're kind of unconscious at times. They're scary because we knew we couldn't guard them man-to-man. We've got OK quickness, but they've got great quickness with the speed they can put on the floor.

Rocket looked at me and looked fatigued. He says, 'What do you got out there?' That was a sign that he felt like I did. We probably had a better shot with a fresh arm out there.