In a three- or four-game series, I'll take my team against anybody. One game, in a playoff atmosphere, with six or seven pitchers going, you never know what's going to happen.

He showed a lot of composure for a guy that hasn't pitched above 'A' ball.

Without going back to individual seasons, you'd have a hard time finding so many major things happening to one club other than this year. It's like, 'Wow, what else could go wrong?' I think it really wears on a team that's pretty sensitive. I don't think their reversal of fortunes was 100 percent related to that, but it had an impact, no question about that.

Roberts and Hudson are close. Orlando is one of the premier second baseman in the game. Garth Iorg did a great job with him in the minors. Orlando reminds me of Frank White the way he plays the game.

It was a very quiet locker room. Everybody feels like we got kicked in the stomach.

It's a very quiet clubhouse. Guys feel like they got kicked in the stomach.