Brian McCann credits his recent surge to a hitting session he had earlier this week with his brother, Brad McCann. Brad, who works as a hitting instructor, watched video from McCann's 2008 season and revamped his brother's approach, according to Brian, "from stepping in the box, to my stance, to my load, to my hands, to when to hit." McCann has homered in three straight games and is confident that the altered approach will work over the long haul. "I took a couple steps back, but I think it's only going to make me better than I've ever been," McCann said.