There aren't a lot of guys in the league who can bring a whole dugout to the top steps. He's definitely one of those guys. He's got a tremendous ceiling -- that's all I can say.
It definitely adds to the excitement. We're all excited about this opportunity. We haven't had it here in so long. I feel great for Geoff Jenkins and Ben Sheets after all the hard times, and to finally have a chance for a winning season and go home happy for a change.
We're just doing what everybody expected us to do, and what we feel like we can do. And when it all comes together, we're a dangerous team. We're definitely a team to be reckoned with in the National League Central.
There's only a couple of guys doing what I'm doing, so (we) take pride in what we're doing. There's a lot of guys getting groomed to be that type of player in the minors now, so there's definitely going to be a position on every team for a guy like us.
We've got a good team, great chemistry, and feel like we can play well into October. But it starts on the third against the Pirates. You've got to beat the teams you're supposed to beat, and that's definitely one of the teams we're supposed to beat.