I thought it would be a good thing to get to know each other in a non-meeting situation.

Everybody else was about a house museum and backward-looking things. Phil was talking about Wright's ideas and moving forward.

He's a good fit for where we're at and where we need to go.

I thought he looked great. He's swinging the bat well, and his timing looks like it's there. The key is that he got the barrel of the bat on the ball and he was laying off tough pitches. He's been able to get 30 at-bats relatively quickly.

I thought he looked great. Those balls would have been out if it hadn't been for the wind. He's swinging the bat well.

For years I've thought more people should be studying languages like Arabic or Chinese. It seems everyone is studying European language. Those skills are not really in need.