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When you leave a ball out over the plate to a guy like Andruw Jones, he doesn't miss very many.

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It's frustrating. It's hard not to get caught up in it. But we really can't. We have to worry about on-field stuff, because we're not the ones making the decisions.

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I'm just glad he made the decision to go out there and help us out, help us win.

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We've outgrown the whole 'novelty' thing. It'll be up to us to give fans a reason for coming back and sticking around.

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I don't think you are going to feel that from us right now because it has the E- word in front of it. It's only an exhibition game. But this rivalry is going to turn into an unbelievable rivalry. It has the potential to be good.

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This was a great opportunity for me professionally and personally. I already know several people on this coaching staff and how much they have accomplished here at Iowa State. This is also a great place to raise a family.

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I'm looking for that thing to come right down the middle. I know he can do it.

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We're a better team with him, no doubt about it.

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That'll just give us headaches if we worry about that.

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Catchers have to create a relationship with their pitchers, and we have a bunch of new guys. It'll take a little longer in that aspect for me to get ready. Obviously, it's a disruption. But at the same time, it's not a regular thing. This is something that's going to happen just once every four years.

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He's one of those kids. You know when a kid's got talent, but a lot of times you see 'em struggle with new surroundings. In his case, it was the total opposite. He's a kid who, if he doesn't open your eyes, your eyes are shut. He has a chance to be a star in this game.

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If you give him the ball, it doesn't matter what you ask him to do -- he's going to go out there and do it. The San Diego game stuck out where it was, 'Here you go. Take the ball and pitch as many innings as you can. Whatever happens, happens. We are short on pitchers right now.' Rauch has a big heart. He is here to win.

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There's no doubt that team speed and the fact the players want to get out there and make plays has improved our coverage. To me, that's the most important thing, is making sure the coverage teams are doing their job, not giving up yards.

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I just tried to be aggressive. I got a good pitch to hit and put the best swing I could on it. We haven't given Loaiza that many runs this year. To give Loaiza a three-run lead to work with is new. We wanted to let him get comfortable, be aggressive, and go right after guys and not worry about giving up runs.

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We're a better team with him, no doubt about it. He is a good guy. He was just put in a real tough situation. I'm just glad he made the decision to go out there and help us out, help us win.

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We've been playing good ball on the road. We lost some games here. It's way too early to be saying that we're in disarray, in my opinion.

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I've changed some things this year. It has been more mental. I don't think it's mechanical. I'm trying to continue to not chase bad pitches and look more for my pitches on different counts, ... Tom McCraw has gotten to my head enough by saying, 'Until you get two strikes, hit your pitch.' And I'm starting to do that a lot more.

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You want to be the man, you want to drive in runs for the team. To make a long story short, I just didn't get the job done tonight.

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I had no idea what he was going to do. It's a great thing, because we need him to play. We need him in the lineup. ... It could have turned into a big distraction.

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Soriano doesn't just hit the ball. He affects people that are in front of him and behind him, too.

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Obviously you want to be in there. This is the most important time of the year. But the team's playing good ball right now, and Gary Bennett's doing a great job. And obviously the team's winning. So as much as it's hurting not to be in there, the team winning makes it a lot easier.

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I want this thing to work out. We need Alfonso in that lineup bad. It would be a huge help. I don't think it has been a huge distraction. I know people were anxious to see what happens when he came back from the World Baseball Classic. But I think it could be distracting if it goes on any longer.

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We've been in it the whole time. We haven't played our best, but you know what The rest of the division isn't running away with it.

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Hopefully we will come out and do well and open some eyes. It's a change for us compared to the last couple of years.

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It's hard to think he is still only 21 years old. You've got to be impressed with him on the field and off the field the way he handles himself. When a guy comes up like that and he is a good kid and handles himself well you know he is going to have a lot of success in the major leagues.

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