It gets a bit hectic sometimes but we cope. The worst thing for me is having to sleep while the lights shine down on me.

Maybe it was being orphaned and alone all my life, but I always steeled for the worst outcome I could envision. That way I could shrug and be almost happy with anything that fell short of the worst. It was a peculiar life skill and one I had gotten damn good at.

How are you doing? How are you going to cope?

It was my worst offensive game ever. I was getting a little bit frustrated. Not anything they were doing, it was just me not hitting shots.

It seems like once he get knocked around a bit he gets into a groove. He made some great throws and reads.

You've got to try to jump on a pitch early, get something that gets a little bit of the plate. If they make a mistake, you've got to be going after it.