I think he may have been suffering from just a new sense of direction, like so many young men go through, ... Rez, like a lot of other guys, just had a tough time with that transition. I think he was reluctant to say, `This is done. Baseball is over.' .

The person we are reading about is not the same person who played baseball at Cal State, Dominguez Hills. I can see Steve giving his mom and dad hugs after the game. It was a very close family. It's just so out of character for this young man.

He was very good under pressure. That's why we liked him so much out of the bullpen. We would use him in the big moments against left-handed (hitters).