This is going to take some time. And all we're asking is that people give us just a few days to get this thing up and running in the way that we want to see it run.

A transition is never without challenges.

While we have made significant progress, our work has just begun.

Now is the time for us to strike. We must strengthen our foothold in Asia, to ensure no nation overtakes us.

For us it was turnovers. Every time we turned the ball over, they converted it into points it seemed like and that was hard to overcome. We knew going into the game, one of the keys was taking care of the ball and we didn't do that. The bottom line is they are bigger, quicker, more talented and a lot better.

He shows us the ability to throw strikes any time in the count. He has a high level of concentration on every pitch, and that's something we like. Because of his experience, he has an excellent chance to be in the rotation. The ball is really in his court.