When you're doing that stuff (ordering equipment), you're trying to get what's best for the kids.

After the game, I told the kids that nobody feels sorry for themselves and not to hang their head. We just have to respond to this and put the game behind us. We need a victory on Saturday.

It all starts with Shaq. We're all so conscious of him, where he is at and trying to double-team him. We're trying to help, we are trying to front him, trying to do everything. It all just rolls off him.

I've got to get ahead of batters, instead of getting behind and trying to be so picky, especially with those guys at the bottom of the order,

I was just taking it all in and trying to enjoy the moment.

I was trying to put my nose in the back of his jersey and just follow him wherever he was going. I got a couple of good looks but for the most part, we did a good job on him.