Obviously, the starting pitcher, you've got to set the tone. The first inning, give up three runs, that's just terrible. It's extremely disappointing. I'm embarrassed. I don't know what to say. I've got to go around to every guy and apologize.

I never got into a real good rhythm at all, ... Extremely disappointed in starting off the series and the game like that. Just gave them too much.

This wasn't my team tonight. We got a couple strikeouts in the first inning and scored two runs. We were pretty excited after the first inning.

After having a great first year, and a terrible second year, a sketchy start to this year, I was starting to question whether I was going to get a chance again.

I got beat up the first few minutes of the game. I have to set the tone early.

We felt that Bryan Robson set the tone for much of this from the first minute. He was insulting our players and our bench virtually from the start. After 57 seconds, he was out of the dug-out accusing Damien Duff of diving and shouting at the referee and that general tone continued.