You don't have to be good at everything to be successful. The teams bring together different talents to meet a goal.

We've had some good teams, but we've never put it together.

It was a very even game. These two teams have grown up together, and I think they really bring out the best in each other.

I would much rather put together a big meet with a lot of teams instead of simply a dual meet. Big meets get the athletes' competitive juices flowing. It generates excitement because they want to see how they measure up against quality competition. And fans want to see that, too.

There are a lot of good teams. We have to bring our 'A' game. But we feel confident that we can do a good job.

Whatever team they are going to bring they are playing together longer than some of the teams here. It looks to me that the Cuban team may have more cohesion. And they always have pitching. In a short series like that anything can happen.