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We're going through a real tough stretch now. We've got to find a way against two tough pitchers the next couple of days to try and get out of this.

It's very intense. It's probably intensified more since Tony and I came here. When you play 18 times against a team that's had a long-time rivalry, and my former manager and my former confidant, that just increases things.

We were a lot closer before I got here. When you play 18 times against teams that have been long-time rivalries, and then it's against my former manager and my confidant before I came here, it increases things.

So it can?t be good. There?s no way it can be good. It?s not good for our country. It?s not good for the game. It?s not good for your system, and it?s certainly not good for these kids. I?m definitely against them.

I can remind Carlos all I want. But when you get out there against Cuba or whoever and start banging it around ... I think he'll forget exactly what I told him. That's how your competitive juices flow. If you know Carlos, when was the last time you saw Carlos take it easy?

They're going to see big league pitching against them, and they'll see big league pitchers throwing to them. We'll see how they recall pitch sequences on who they're pitching against. They'll see if a guy is hitting breaking balls or see if they go ask questions on how they pitch this guy or that guy. Does a guy hit this -- what are his strengths or weaknesses. They have to pay attention because they're big in this equation.

It wouldn't be the worst thing to get rained out today. It's hard to root against the water they need here.

It has gotten more intense since Tony and I got here. Me and Tony were a lot closer before I came here. But when you play 18 times against teams that have long-time rivalries, that just increases (any friction).

I feel in many ways Matt was less prepared and had more reasons to be nervous and blow it -- make beginner's mistakes -- in that game than he's likely to in this game against Georgia Tech. At that time, that was a big game. And he didn't blow it.