It was nasty. It was cold and wet and it had snowed that afternoon. It was a tough match and we were happy to come away with a win.

They have the right to protest, but are misguided in the views.

The morale and the camaraderie that we had for one another earlier in the year is starting to come under duress because of all the losses. Some of the guys are feeling the pressure now from the last year when they were not successful.

I had signed a letter of intent to go to a college near by home in Pittsburg, Kan., on a basketball scholarship, but Monty and scout John Keenan convinced me to sign with the Dodgers. It was the right move, for sure,

It's been cold, but they embraced it. They bundled up. They knew they had to be out hitting the ball, and there hasn't been one complaint.

The idea is not to block every shot. The idea is to make your opponent believe that you might block every shot.