He’s the kind of guy who’s just going to keep getting better and better. He’s a guy who is going to supply some real power.

It’s that time of year. You’ve got to keep grinding. We’ve leaked a little bit here with our pitching, more than we’re accustomed. … We need to tighten up a little bit.

At that point, Sean was our left-handed bat off the bench,

We’re disappointed we haven’t played better ball on this trip. It was by no means a kind of sense-of-urgency type of meeting or anything.

You can’t go at him one way. He’s that good of a hitter. It’s not like he has a hole anywhere where you can attack him there. You have to mix up your patterns, make...

The thing about Woody is, he can handle it. He’ll deal with it better than a younger guy. He knows he’ll go out without his best stuff occasionally and put it behind him.

We needed a great outing today, and we got it.

You know what, that’s one of the greatest feats in all of sports, … You know what, it’s not that easy. Especially with all of those rookies they’ve played.

That’s pretty special. It’s something unique to San Diego. Again, we’re honored we can do it.

We didn’t swing the bats at all today. We got the big hit there by Joe but we didn’t create many opportunities, and we were dodging bullets all day.

He was erratic with his command and made a lot of mistakes today.

We’re awful right now. And we know it. This has gone on far too long.

One thing we are lacking is power, … It would be big if we could get him going.

There’s a good possibility Ryan won’t be on the active roster when we open the season.

Bottom line is we didn’t play well. I thought we beat ourselves. Then we battled hard to steal it and we came up short.

He was outstanding. What a nice job. B-Law gave us a great effort. He let one slider get away from him. Besides that, he was right on his game.

When you do it three out of four games, you really believe it,

He has gotten in the groove where he’s comfortable out there and making all those pitches. He has helped this rotation, and I can’t say enough about the job he has done.

Scouts say he was the best second baseman in the [Pacific Coast League].

[Manager Bruce Bochy said that in Hernandez’s winter-ball days in Venezuela he quickly acclimated after not picking up a bat for weeks.] That’s impressive for him to swing the bat the way he has, …...

We shot ourselves in the foot a couple innings there, and that was the difference in the ballgame, … We fought hard to try to get back to winning the game and came close, but...

It’s not an all-important thing to us, but there is some pride involved. We certainly didn’t want to finish this year going into the postseason under .500 and have that stigma on us. More importantly,...

We’re going to rest some guys the next couple of days. But it’s also good for us to get on a streak here.

He crushed that ball and gave us a comfortable lead. Sometimes we’re better off not executing the bunt.

You’ve got to challenge them. We lost the challenge.

I know I’ve said this many times,

We’re starting to get a little concerned whether he’s getting enough playing time.

Ryan has a good eye and a good on-base percentage.

We said he would make a difference and that has been the case.

It was good to see him out there. He needed a little work, too.

We’re getting hit pretty hard right now, especially with the way spring was going. We were in excellent shape, right until the final days.

We’re in pretty good shape, everywhere from the bullpen to the position players. This is how you want to be at this stage.

Liney’s been unbelievable. He’s been giving us what we need.

The pitching staff has a sense of comfort with him. He has stepped in and done a great job. He has helped stabilize this team behind the plate, and given us some offense, too.

We had a quick meeting and addressed a couple things. We’re disappointed we haven’t played better ball on this trip. It was by no means a kind of sense-of-urgency type of meeting or anything.

I want them to get accustomed to playing together. I like the way the outfield looks. They are working well together.

Jake was feeling the effects of everything going on in his teeth and his hand. To me, that is major surgery. I made up my mind after talking to him. I was inclined to get...

Sanders killed us. He had a big series.

We had a great opportunity there, and (Cardinals starter Mark) Mulder, he got out of it, … We’re just not cashing in at this point. The double-play ball killed us.

Chan Ho did a great job. We need him to do what he did.

Overall we played well. We did a lot of good things.

People forget that Woody pitched well down the stretch. We expected him to bounce back this year. He’s in great shape. This will be a better year for him.

He’s exciting, a great all-around player. He gives you defense, offense, speed. He had a great game.

He’s in the mix. He can do a lot of things out there, and being a switch-hitter is a plus.

He was OK. Just OK today. He got through it, but when he misses he misses.

That was an impressive at-bat. He fouled one off his knee and he battled, then he got one he could handle.

Adrian has an opportunity, and he’s taking full advantage of it. We’re excited to have him, and he’s excited to have that opportunity. He looks like a man on a mission.

But wins this time of year are important. We don’t have to look at the scoreboard. You can’t help yourself because the board is so big, and it’s a natural thing to look, but we...

Early in spring training, I am fine with it because I need some guys to have at-bats, too. But once pitchers start going five innings, I want my pitchers to hit.

I got into the cab at the hotel to go to dinner with my wife (Kim) and sister (Terry) last night, … Same cabbie.