I would like this (regime) to stick. That’s just luck of the draw. You can’t blame it all on (the managers). You can’t blame it all on us. There’s fault everywhere. We had plenty to...

I can’t explain it. I thought we hit Lackey really well. I know he’s been pitching well lately.

To be honest with you, with that same effort, that same game that we put together right there, we’ll still beat a lot of people with that.

I was battling absolutely as hard as I could. A pitcher would rather have a rocket hit off him than have someone stand up there and keep fouling off pitches. That’s frustrating for a pitcher....

He just knows how to pound the zone once he gets ahead. He just lets his defense work for him. He’s a smart pitcher. He knows what he’s doing.

I think that’s going to be our trademark – to do anything and everything it takes to win games. There’s a lot of ways to accomplish that, and I expect to see us use them...

He’s the type of guy that isn’t afraid of anyone. He’s a bulldog, and I really like that and respect that. But at the same time, I think he’s someone you can joke with and...

We didn’t do enough damage for the fans.

It’s not the same fastball he used to throw. But he’s smart enough to mix ’em up.

It was a pretty intense moment. I thought for sure it was broken. I went over to the mound to look at him. He was in an extreme amount of pain. That ball came off...