I think we showed we're ready for the rest of league. We finally got our offense going. We were always getting plenty of hits, just not timely hits.

We controlled the first 10 minutes. Mike had three really good chances. The rest of the game was really tight. In the final minutes, we were just holding on.

Do you think there's any possibility you could get CBS management to split your salary up amongst the rest of us?

It made me play a lot more loose. I figured I already made a joke of myself, so just go out and play. I had nothing to lose.

I'm very excited, for starters, because it means that I am now a part of this organization, ... As far as for them sending me down, I'm OK with that. I respect their opinion that it's better for me so that I can continue to develop at the rate that I have been.

We're getting killed on natural gas prices. It's costing us $18 a decatherm now, and four years ago it was $3 a decatherm.