That's not overrated. One thing's for sure. Good hitting really beats bad pitching. You can count on that one.

I'm sure he'd like to end the year pitching, knowing Woody. If we can get him in there, we'll try to do that.

It's the same with pitching. You talk to Greg Maddux and I'm sure he has a game plan, but he also sometimes can feel when a guy is looking inside or if a guy is looking for something else or it depends on which pitch he takes and how he takes it. Some guys get it early, some guys get it late, some guys never get it.

I got no one to root for. I sure as heck ain't rooting for the White Sox or Cardinals.

I think Dina's very, very good, but I'm just not sure how she beats Jim Gibbons, ... I'm not going to say she can't, but I don't see how she brings the kind of Democrat who will vote for George Bush to the table.

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.