If that's so, I don't know what I'd do differently, ... I honestly don't know the difference between saving your job and trying to win a game. You don't manage to make it acceptable to other people. Even if you're going to get fired, you do the things you think you should do.

He knows his job. We are very confident behind him. He has found his rhythm.

That goes with the territory, ... I've never been concerned about managing to save my job. I always manage to try to win. And anytime I start thinking that, I have to do this or if I do this it doesn't look as good if I do this, I can't do that.

Because the job didn't get done tonight doesn't mean that it the situation presented itself [Thursday], we're going to do the same thing. We got this far by the ability of these people who have been pitching and playing for us. It can't always be a happy ending. We'd like to think it is, but we'll have to bounce back.

This team tomorrow, they start scoring runs, they don't stop. We need to do a better job of controlling the game than we did tonight.

Mel has taken on the role of Gator. He'll volunteer stuff, but he knows that's not his job. Last year, it was vice versa.