He's a tough kid. He's a competitor. You know, the baseball gods just weren't with us tonight.

Today I told him to just get set, make sure the ball is down and then take off.

I've watched the Little League World Series on TV with my boys since they were in diapers. The experience of being here is awesome. For the kids it might take them years to realize where they were.

I look for it to be a very tight game. Both of these teams are very fundamentally sound and very well coached. They both have outstanding top-tier players. I'm not picking that one.

Timely hitting has been our nemesis in this tournament.

He may be the fastest player up here.