I feel like in that series, just like all year long, when things got tense, each of those guys made pitches, and we kept the lead,

When I gave that compliment last year, ... I was hoping that he was going to retire.

The whole point about resting guys, it's all academic at this point, because we've got days off. We don't have to rest anybody.

That's how he pitched early in the year. He just got in a funk. In the middle of that funk, he had a couple of games like this and we couldn't score for him. ... This is what he's capable of doing.

I don't care how well you throw if your guys are terrible at unloading the ball and holding guys on, ... so it's a joint effort. But it's like Mike [Matheny] was, and like Pudge Rodriguez. He's an intimidating weapon. Guys don't run very much against him. It's a heck of a weapon for your side.

The guy who doesn't go into the rotation is going to have a tough pill to swallow. All five guys are very competitive and very proud off their contributions. It's going to be tough to take.