One thing you want to get is good swings. It looks like we have gotten a little defensive. I think some guys have lost some confidence. For us to be in a rut this long,...

He’s the guy you want out there. We needed a good effort, and we got it.

I think anytime you’re down eight runs and you end up getting the winning run at the plate, I think that shows a lot of character and heart of the club. They were battling to...

Brian’s not playing dirty there. He’s just trying to break up the double play.

That was the turning point of the game.

There’s not a greater feeling. This team’s been pushed. These guys responded. It’s been a bumpy road, but I couldn’t be prouder.

A lot depends on how he responds to medication in the next day or so. He could make his next start. The other option is to skip a start — or we could even put...

He’s moving around well; he says he feels 100 percent.

He played great tonight. He’s fun to watch, isn’t he? He’s one of those guys that glides.

He tried to keep playing, but it didn’t work out.

Those are things we discuss on a daily basis. I’d be lying if I said there was not some concern.

Will you pitch to Bonds? That’s what everybody asked me.

Sometimes you’re better off missing a sign. You hit a triple and get another run in.

I think overall with his game, he’s a little rusty. He’s a major-league player; he’s a major-league hitter. He’s going to be back up here. I just think, at this point, he needs some time...

We had golden opportunities. We just didn’t cash in. Those are always tough when you create as many chances as we did and don’t execute.

He doesn’t play golf or poker like most players. He loves the outdoors. One thing about Ryan, he takes excellent care of himself. He doesn’t stay out late and abuse himself. His interests are different....

I said, ‘Trevor, you want it, you got it,’ … I thought it’d be great for him, great for the fans, great for the city.

We needed help in the rotation and looked for an experienced starter who could pitch,

San Diego is a military town, and this is our small way of showing our appreciation to our armed forces. Honestly, doing this is an honor.

I can’t say enough about Olivo and what he’s done for us. [But] Ramon has experience; he’s one of the best catchers in the game. It’s nice to see him back there.

He can play all three outfield positions and first base. He’s a solid player. He gives you quality at-bats.

We had a hard time figuring Hernandez out. He sure looked like the same guy as in ’98. He mixed his pitches up and hit spots.

Well, I’ve got a full bench, … and I’m gonna use ’em.

It showed enough in there for us to be concerned. We could be facing surgery.

Ryno’s come off a pretty good week. He knocked in some runs. I don’t want to let him get rusty after coming off a pretty good week.

What a nice job he did, … He gave us a great effort there. It was an outstanding ballgame. We needed it, because we didn’t do a lot of scoring, either.

You look at their numbers and you’d think we were in a softball league. They have some young guys who can swing the bat. We fattened up some averages, that’s for sure.

The last thing we want to do is slide through the back door — we’d like to come crashing through the front door,

These pitchers have just thrown outstanding, … It’s great to see Adam on top of his game. That’s the Adam Eaton we know. What a great job he did. All of them, down the stretch...

We’re not content with how it ended last year. The brand of ball we played, we’d like to improve on that. We’ve got a lot of work to do and things to cover this spring.

Sweeney has thrown well all spring. He throws strikes, he changes speeds, and he has an idea how to pitch. He most definitely is in the mix for one of the bullpen jobs.

We ran into a well-pitched game. After Ramon’s homer, we really didn’t create anything. That’s the way it’s been over the last couple of months.

At least we won’t finish with a losing record. We want to play good baseball. Woody pitched well. It was a good solid game all around for us.

We may give them all extra rest.

Our starters have the ability to work out of the bullpen.

We couldn’t have had a bigger home run than we got from Greenie. And then Ramon. That was just as awesome a comeback as I’ve seen.

He’s certainly pitching very well and making it difficult on what we’re going to do.

We’re going to play Mike as much as we can.

We’re going to approach him like he’s been playing all year. Watching batting practice, it doesn’t look like he’s had any problem getting ready.

If this is a good-luck month for us, that would be great.

Obviously, we’re looking at at least a couple of months. They feel they can get his strength back before the end of the season.

He was out of synch. It just looked like he didn’t have a feel of where the ball was going, and he couldn’t get on track out, there so I had to go get him.

We got knocked out early — first round.

He’s so loose. And he’s got great command, too. Really, the kid has everything you look for.

You give credit to their pitcher (but) is it their pitcher or you? It’s fair to say we’re not clicking.

That was fun. It was a little different, but it was a good experience for all of us.

I think that’s the way he’s leaning.

It is what it is. We’re going to the playoffs and we’re excited about it.

They’re all such good athletes, … and they play both sides of the ball so well.

Boy he responded, didn’t he?