Good hitters don't tweak too much and they adjust very well. They try to recapture a feeling. With Jason and his makeup, (a slump) isn't going to last long. Good hitters can figure things out quickly, and he's a good hitter.

That's the feeling we have to recapture. We have to get out of the gate early this season, and if we do that and have fun together, everything will be OK. I'm not really concerned about the message we send out to the league. It's the message we send to each other. Because it's not about what anybody else does; it's about the Rams.

I left it out over the plate and he recognized it. He's a good hitter, and good hitters take advantage of bad pitches.

Their pitchers made an adjustment and our hitters didn't. The name of this game is to adjust when the opposition adjusts. We just didn't get it done.

He's such a natural hitter. He works at it, don't get me wrong. You can't not work at it and be successful, but he's one of the guys who just shows up and can hit.

But you don't strike out until after you get to two strikes. He does best when he's thinking small and not trying to hit a home run.