We're going to have to really execute defensively and make the routine plays to get outs. We're just trying to put our guys in the right position. Right now we've had a lot of changes in the infield, and now with injuries we have even more changes.

We're trying to get the routine to look the best it can and trying to get all the little things that are off back on track. We are working on energy a lot and getting the moves as tight as possible.

But I have been hitting for a week now and trying to get back into some sort of routine because I need to play well at tournaments,

It’s a hard thing to leave any deeply routine life, even if you hate it.

As the regular season ends, we're just trying to work on the routine stuff and focus on consistency. And staying sharp on defense.

We all have our routines," he said softly."But they must have a purpose and provide an outcome that we can see and take some comfort from, or else they have no use at all. Without that, they are like the endless pacings of a caged animal. If they are not madness itself, then they are a prelude to it.