It's a typical Catch-22 situation. There is often no middle ground to work on and what Ford is trying to do is find that middle ground.

trying to get guys to understand that you have to work the count, you have to swing at strikes, do all those kinds of things good teams do on the offensive end. But they just haven't been able to do it.

We're going to have to really execute defensively and make the routine plays to get outs. We're just trying to put our guys in the right position. Right now we've had a lot of changes in the infield, and now with injuries we have even more changes.

We're trying to make these awards as lucrative as possible. We also use a small portion of the money raised for some off-budget equipment needs.

Those are the type of retail tenants we work with.

Boy, that Simon System must really work when you look at those guys.