It is always in the back of your mind. Especially around this time of year. God knows we don't want to do that again.

(Being the top seed) proves to a lot of people, that last year shouldn't have happened. This year, we are going to take care of business.

It starts in the defense. As long as we can push it up the field, everything seems to work. It's a team effort.

We took them lightly. And we shouldn't have.

If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India

he said (that's right, 'Gosh'). ''That's the farthest thing from my mind right now. I'd hate to be thinking in that direction right now. This has been so much fun, so exciting, that I'd hate to distract myself. You never know when you'll ever again be a part of a group like this. I'd hate to take anything away from this wonderful baseball experience for myself. I'm going to indulge in it; you know what I mean?