Somewhere around there, ... I made a mistake when I gave that date. I said ,'Uh-oh.' So, I'd better backtrack a little bit.

When he hit that ball, I didn't react. I didn't react, because I didn't know what to do. I couldn't believe he just did that. So I froze. I just froze.

This is such a big magnifying glass. Everything is heightened when you come through in key situations. There's been times when I was hot, but it's kind of been shoved under the table. Now, things are finally going in right direction for me.

Not at all. You look back seven years when the transition really started to happen, you rarely have a [Mike] Sweeney that's been with a team for so long because the dynamics have changed.

We gave up a couple of long runs last week and it has been our Achilles' heel. Sometimes when we're too aggressive those long runs happen. I like the aggressive mistakes, but we have to cut down on those mistakes.

Ruth made a grave mistake when he gave up pitching. Working once a week he might have lasted a long time and become a great star.