I'm sure it's the same with yourself that when your relationship is good, it changes the way you view the rest of the world.

I want to make sure when we came here that they felt comfortable with each other, that they felt good about each other, and I think that has been accomplished, and I think all the players have had a great time, and the trip on the motor home was really fun. We have some great pictures, some you can't see, but it was really, really fun. It was a great bonding time for us.

He had a bad situation when he was in Sacramento. He didn't have a very good team. Since he's been here, he's had his team playing well. They play together and they play hard. He knows what he's doing.

It didn't start out good, that's for sure. We've been swinging good and we like our offence. When you can hit some home runs it makes a difference.

The relationship with time changes when you're captive.

With some of my previous relationships, they never really felt right even from the beginning but I persevered with them.