We wanted to throw him an off-speed pitch, but Cory (Rasmus) couldn't throw it for a strike. So we had to challenge him, and he crushed it. It was like someone hit a golf ball with a driver.

It helps us a bunch as they are part of our team. They always have been... . We now know what we have to play with.

I'm not complaining because I have seen those things go against us. Rallies can start on a few little miscues.

This is what we did last year. We found a way to win. Earlier in the year, we found ways to lose these type of games. Maybe this is a turning point, and we will win some of these games.

He's always pumped up. Sometimes, you have to pull the reins in.

We knew that four of the five were good three months ago.

When you get selected, it's means that you had a good team. You don't get these honors without a good team.

Dr. Lee wanted to be a 100 percent certain that nothing could change. It was 99.9 percent, but she wanted to make sure about that other 0.1 percent. I don't blame her for that. She just wanted to be precise.

The more scouts that are here, the better he pitches.