When you get 25 or 30 Canadians together it's going to be a very loose clubhouse. But it's also going to be a very serious clubhouse. We're going into the tournament very serious and ready for it.

It was his own fault. He came in overweight and out of shape. He's worked hard the last seven weeks. But he's to blame. Maybe it's a learning experience for him. Maybe he realizes now the big leagues are not easy. You have to work at it to maintain success.

I think it's gotten past the point of frustration for us. When we make a mistake, it seems to beat us. Tonight it was an infield hit. I thought it was a good ballgame and I thought we played well, but we lost.

You got that feeling when we came into the clubhouse,

There were a lot of tense nights when he was on the loose.

It took a little while for our staff to see who played well together. Then we played loose and aggressive.