OC played harder than us, battled harder than us in the batters box and we are just going to have to pick it up, learn a lesson from it and avoid getting ourselves in that kind of situation again.

I thought we missed a lot of shots that put us in a bind. We did not execute too well on offense, but I think our teamwork and the hustle were the difference in the game.

This deal would trigger the airline consolidation we have feared in the wake of a proposed United-US Airways merger. It would be a travesty for the new administration to let this go forward.

It's important for visitors to know who's who, and it's important for us as well to know (the volunteers), so we perform background checks on all adults.

They shot the lights out in the first half. I think we played the same in both halves, but they were so hot. They are deep, good inside and outside and I think they've got a good chance to be there at the end.

It's going to come down to who is on their game. Who is on on defense, who gets a couple of the key hits and who has their pitcher throwing well.