We are blazing some exciting trails for 2006 and beyond, and you can bet the ranch on it.

It's a little nerve-racking even though it's exciting.

He's still got a blazing fastball,

A-H-S-T has a very nice ball club. Their quickness gave us a lot of fits. It's hard for us to simulate their athleticism in our practices. They will be a handful for a lot of teams in the postseason.

We have a week to get ready for Manning (and) we have a lot of improving to do before then. We will have to play well, but a win against Manning is not impossible.

This was a big win. The longer the game went, the better we played defensively. The high number of turnovers made things difficult, but shooting 8-of-10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter made the difference.