Jason Smith Last Quotations

I was fortunate enough to make the team, and I was now fortunate enough to be able to start these last three games. I don't really have an answer. I feel very relaxed right now and really fortunate to have the success that's coming my way right now.

We took them for granted last time. We had a chip on our shoulder and didn't really think they were going to do anything to us.

Paul (Horvath) has a strong opinion about taxes. Every year he pays his taxes right before the (county tax) sale. This is nothing new with us. This is how Paul deals with taxes. He paid his taxes at this time last year.

I think when he left the meet last year, he understood he was going to have to work in the off-season to get to the next plateau.

I think this season, a lot more than last season, I did some things very well and some things very poorly. We lost our wind somewhere in the middle of the season, and we never really regained it.

The pressure has really been off us this time, I thought last year there was a lot of pressure going into a three-peat scenario, that might come later on.

I really don't know if I have a 'most comfortable position' anymore. I came up as a shortstop, so any time I get thrown out there, things just feel natural to me. The last few years I've really worked hard at improving at second base. I feel really comfortable over there, too.