[Myers] is always helping, always giving us instruction and perfecting everything.

[We need to] just keep doing what we've been doing. We're playing together, talking, having a good time and just [taking it] one pitch at a time.

I wish I had more time here, because I think the program is going to be very good. It's a different atmosphere. There is a lot of emotion, passion for the game. The coaches explain what you're doing, and why.

If you believe Elian and his family deserve special treatment, do you also advocate giving the same status to the nearly seven million other undocumented aliens in this country?

We talked about them giving us their best shot because they were a team with nothing to lose.

We're giving up too many points. We ran our offence well. We didn't respond when they attacked us.