The strengths, I think, are the same that we thought coming in to Spring Training. You look at the team on the field, it's a pretty good team on the field. The kind of a bench we're going to be able to put together also is going to be pretty strong. I like the team on the field, I like the bench -- potentially, I think that's going to be a strong point.
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I look at (makeup) first of all, guys that like to get the last three outs. And furthermore, if they don't get 'em tonight and they lose or give it up, they can come back the next night and get it done. For me, that's really an important issue with the closer.
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He's going to want to test it, so we'll back him off and make the decision for him. It's a long year with a lot of games left to play. Let's get it done properly.
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