We played lights out all of September. I don't know what happened this last week.
We had played lights out in the month of September, but I don't know what happened last week. Coming into this last week I thought we had it nailed down, especially how we were playing.
The last few years, we've gotten off to some slow starts. This season, there's been much more of an emphasis on getting off to a good start, and we had a good approach towards that today. I don't think you can ask for a better home opener.
Coming into this last week, I thought we had it nailed down, especially with the way we were playing,
I think we were the best team in baseball the second half of last season. With the young guys getting a lot of experience last year, we really improved.
It was important for us to get some runs early and put last night (a 1-0 Tribe loss Wednesday) behind us, ... And the way C.C. has been pitching, if we get him some runs, we knew we'd be OK.
I don't know what happened this last week. We just didn't finish it off.
He has been pretty impressive to watch the last couple of months.
We aren't the same team we were in April. Last year, guys just hit the wall. Now, I think we understand how important each day is.