It seemed to ignite us. It got everyone excited in the dugout, too. Maybe it was the excitement we needed. Guys were going crazy like we won the World Series when (Pena) put it down.

Last year, I think we ran into a problem the first month of the season with guys who doubted that they belonged here. I don?t think we have to worry about that this year.

Just thank God it?s only the second game of the season.

He?s got to learn how to pitch. He?s got to learn how to pitch out of his own jams. You can?t relieve him all the time. I wanted to see if he could get out of there. Maybe he will next time.

We stole one in the eighth and then we stole one in the ninth with the squeeze. It was kind of nice.

He?s had success everywhere he?s been as a closer. He deserves the chance to see if he can do it at this level.

The big one was that bunt. That got us rolling.

It looked like we were just going to go down 1-2-3 every inning. Somebody?s got to step up and get a big hit. Someone?s got to want to be the star of the game.