He hasn't thrown the ball exceptionally well in the last two weeks, but he's thrown the ball well at times. And we've known since Day 1 that it's the consistency we've got to find with him.

In hindsight, I'd like to have thrown deep, but we didn't have the ball a lot and there weren't many opportunities.

Instead of assuming we're OK here or there, we didn't assume anything. We just stopped and started over in everything we do.

That story's false. Mike hasn't decided anything yet.

Oh, yeah, I was a worrier when I was a player. So I don't really tell players not to worry. I tell them to study, to do the work and just play.

He's got tremendous ability, and we all know he's a great kid. He'd be a joy to work with, and he's got some weapons around him to make him better. Through a lot of hard work, there's another level there for him to reach.