It's probably tough to read the newspaper about five third-outs to end innings. But that's OK. Players should respond to that because it's the truth. If the truth hurts, then you have to do something about it so you don't have to read about it.

Spandex, ... We're gonna look like volleyball players.

Five runs with two outs is tough to take. It sure took the air out of our balloon.

If we can get outs in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings, we'll be fine. We're going to score some runs. We've got plenty of starters. But we've got to hold the fort down after the starter goes out.

I feel more comfortable throwing the last couple innings, getting the last outs than any other [part of the game].

We have probably an additional three, four, five players that we that could have chosen. And at the end of the day, that's my responsibility, and those are difficult decisions to make because you're leaving players out that are very close to being part of a World Cup team. I feel for those players.