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I think so. Not to disrespect them (Magic), but it's not like you're going up against Phoenix right now. You expect their numbers to be up a little bit, but they scored 54 points in the first half. I don't care how you look at it, that's not defense to our standards.

Fans did not know that in January the club had mortgaged, if you will, the TV revenues. It borrowed against the TV revenues that were to be handed out in August. I didn't know as a fan the club owed money to the Harding family and they wanted it back. As a fan I was naive. I knew the club had financial problems, but didn't know the specifics.

We know how good a team they have. Some things are hard to explain. There are some teams we should have a better record against and don't.

He's up against it. The immediate priority is to keep either house from turning to the other side.

Lowe was tough on us today. He is coming off some well-pitched games, and we didn't hit that many balls hard early. A sinkerballer gets groundballs, and that's what he has been able to do against us.

He was a real shot in the arm when we brought him up. He's done some damage with the bat, with extra-base hits, and he's played nice outfield. He's a good athlete. He's a guy who plays both sides of the ball well. The job that he did when we brought him up, I think, was the reason why we did want him on this roster. It gives us more flexibility against left-handed pitching.

They switched to a 2-3 zone and for 29 games we played against zones and I've said every single time I really like my chances because we move the ball well against zones. It was like we got frozen. We really struggled making passes.

If we can keep focusing on earning the right to win points, I think we're going to be fine against Ohio State. I think they're going to come out strong, and gunning for us. But you know what, that's OK. You know where you stand, but you are always going to get better playing against the best.

We had a close one with them last year so they will be ready to come out against us. My goal is that we continue to go from match-to-match and focus on things that will help the team to make that next step.