Pete mackanin

For my money, he's the center fielder next year. I felt that he was capable of doing what he's doing. To me, the only question was offense. He's seemed to show that he can handle himself here. I don't know if he's going to hit .330. But he's a good enough hitter. [Defensively], he's a prototypical center fielder. He runs everything down. He's not afraid of the wall. He'll dive. The center fielder's job is to catch every fly ball that is hit. You have corner men to help him out. That's the way he is.

I'm very shocked and I hope it's not as bad as it sounds. I'm a friend of Pete's. I love Pete, and my thoughts are with him.

We love what Pete is doing here. He does a great job winning games and graduating players. Pete wants to be at USC as long as he can, and we want him here, too.

We love what Pete is doing here. He does a great job of winning games and graduating players. Pete wants to be at USC as long as he can, and we want him here, too.

I don't even know how powerful it is. But to go through these struggles, we're becoming really strong.