I thought they wrestled well. I can't say that I'm disappointed with one kid today. They all put it out there.

Yeah, but I stunk today. I wanted to go back out for the third, but [Gardenhire] didn't want me to, so whatever. The team battled back. The bullpen did an outstanding job. Joe [Mays] came in and did an outstanding job. We didn't quit.

They keep everyone loose. That was something I thought about when I signed back here.

This is all geared toward addressing some of their concerns, or as many as we thought we could.

I thought Jasper competed very well. And I thought we did OK. With sectional starting (today), we need to come out focused every day on playing 'A' tennis.

I thought a lot about what I could say here today. I also thought a lot about what I couldn't or shouldn't say for one reason or the other, ... We all know what happens to first ladies who shoot their mouths off they get sent to first ladies' dungeon, and you wouldn't want that to happen to me.