If he could do it all over again, he probably wouldn't have the surgery. He would have continued to play with it hurting the way it did. He was successful doing that last year.

In a perfect world, if we had known how the recovery would go, maybe he would have continued to play on it. But at the same time, we're looking at his career in the long term, not the short term.

A big part of Bucky was that he didn't want to lose another opportunity to play. But at the end of the day, he wasn't ready.

There's loads to play for and our destiny is in our own hands. There are 11 games to go in the league and if we win as many of them as possible hopefully we'll be pushing for a Champions League spot.

I think the Mariners have made it clear that he's not part of their plans. That's their prerogative. As far as Bucky is concerned, he's appreciative. They let him live his dream. He just would have written the end of the script differently.

The people here have a tremendous interest in team roping, barrel racing and the youth rodeo.