If he could have given us five innings, that would have been great. He gave us four decent innings. I thought he competed. I thought he worked hard. I thought he kept his composure. Not too bad for his first outing this year.

In my opinion, he's been the most consistent bat in the lineup. He's got a great approach and a great swing.

They are young men and they have to learn how to respond to tough losses like that.

It's nice to ride high after the first two games of the season, now let's see, after a loss, how these young men respond.

There's always been jitters (on Opening Day) ever since I was a little man. It's a little bit different being the manager and running 25 players and four assistants, but it's exciting.

This a great opportunity to be around the game. Obviously, there will be a little bit more responsibility. As (the) hitting coach (last season), I was kind of lurking in the shadows whereas the manager has to deal with hitters, the pitchers, the front office and the fans. It's a bigger responsibility, but one I accept and look forward to.

That's like a hitter trying to get his first hit. Anytime you get that first something off your back, it relieves the pressure. Jason has outstanding stuff. All he needs now is to learn how to control that fastball. But, he'll get it down (because) he works hard and has a great attitude.

That's like a hitter trying to get his first hit of the season. Trying to get that first something off of your back, it kind of alleviates the pressure and opens the door a little bit.

Submariner like that, you don't see those kinds of guys too often. But that's really no excuse.

After a few days off, you can get lackadaisical or lethargic in your play. Yeah, our bullpen was healthy, but at the same time, when you don't see live pitching, when you don't see live hitters and you don't see live stuff coming off the bats, it's a lot different.