I was really trying to get a ground-ball double play. But once I got to two strikes, my mentality changed over to try to punch these guys out.

Obviously, the first time out, I'm trying to make an impression. It's a little unnerving, so I had to battle through that a little bit. All and all, I think I did OK.

I was glad to get that double play. Whether I settled down or not, that's a different question.

I'm trying to win that spot and I'm fighting hard for it. But at the same time, I have to just let it happen because it's not my decision to make.

Growing up, I played 'Ken Griffey, Jr. Baseball' and just whatever I could get my hands on. When I was really young, I was a big fan of Mario and that type of stuff. I still play videogames now, so it was really cool for me to be able to play as myself on '2K6' or '2K7,' I believe it was, when I was a rookie.

I was just trying to put it in play, I was thinking left-center, ... He made a mistake with that slider and it felt pretty good. Something like that can hopefully turn it around. It's something to build on, get a little confidence going.