Our schedules take us to different places at different times and it was good having the chance to meet up with him again.

Chris really wasn't that sharp, but he battled his tail off tonight. He gave us a chance to win and that's what his job is.

Where do we all win? When we all make it through, and the bigger picture is all of us making it through. It's a transition from competition to cooperation.

I hope they keep the team somewhat intact, ... I think most of us deserve another year --another chance. I think we probably could use someone like a dominant No. 1 starting pitcher, but beyond that I don't know what the hell to say about what we should do.

We need to get some points to give ourselves a chance. If we fall too much further back, it's a big mountain to climb. I think we realize that.

I'm just thrilled; not everyone gets another chance to be a part of something really special.