It seems like every team has a guy that is fortunate that the team scores for (him), and there's that hard-luck guy they don't score for.

The fan is the one who suffers. He cheers a guy to a .350 season then watches that player sign with another team. When you destroy fan loyalties, you destroy everything.

A lot of guys said he was off the wall, he's crazy. I found him to be a guy with a lot of energy. He played the game hard. He just wanted to go out and play. Sometimes his emotion got in the way. He would lose control and tear things. I talked to him and reasoned with him. I listened to him. We developed a fondness for each other. I admire him for the way he goes about his work.

Let's see what has kept this guy where he's been, ... Is he a usable part for next year?

It doesn't matter who scores on this team.

We are the only team to start the season with 21 losses, so we are not going to be off the hook,