Our starting pitching was, to put it bluntly, lousy this weekend. We know we're having some defensive problems, but we can't expect to be a contending team in the Valley with starting pitching like that.

If you look around at everything that has happened to me, to the whole starting pitching staff, if we have had won all those little games, then the whole pitching staff should be Cy Youngs. It didn't happen for me to get those wins, but that doesn't mean I'm done working.

Supplies seems absolutely adequate, but political problems are not. As you get closer to the weekend, people are more concerned about geopolitical issues.

They can either take a hit now, which they will with any other lousy job, or take a hit with a chance it will pay off.

We had some defensive breakdowns.

They'll have a good team this year. They've got good relief pitching and starting pitching now, and they've got some bats.