The ball sounds a little different when Monroe hits it.

We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen. . . . They were ready to get on the plane and go to Oakland. If we won, it was OK. If we lost, it was OK. And that's not good enough.

That's all forgotten. When it's over, it's over.

That's why it's spring training. They hit the ball really well. They're all professional hitters. That's not a surprise. It happens.

We hit the ball out of the ballpark. We made good pitches, Rogers' ball was moving good, he stayed out of the middle of the plate real good.

I was happier when it was 3-0. My pulse was going a little faster by the end of that one.