He has great enthusiasm, great intensity, great passion and a love for the game. He's another guy who jumps out at you. You wonder where he's going to be in three, five, eight years, kind of like Thomas.

It's my passion I just love grizzly bears. They're so interesting and fascinating. My enthusiasm hasn't waned for one second.

In the second half we came out and changed our lineup. We came out with renewed enthusiasm and passion. But we made mistakes. The whole group was doing well in the second half, but we couldn't generate enough scoring opportunities.

We were looking for great teachers - teachers with great enthusiasm who have a passion to coach. Then, we needed some wisdom, as well. I think we got all of those things with the combination of the three guys we hired.

He brought a lot of enthusiasm and passion. He works his butt off and competes every day. In the playoffs, you want to have guys like that.

Kirby played the game with such passion and enthusiasm that he was beloved by players and fans throughout all of baseball.