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.

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

October, that's when they pay off for playing ball.

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.

When I'm going well, I'll hit the ball the other way. That's where I got in trouble the last week is that I pulled everything - no matter if it's a fastball away. Today I told myself I'm going to try to go the other way. I was fortunate enough to do it, and I hit everything pretty much. You have to know your strengths.