I just came out wanting to battle and do what I normally do and play hard until the last inning.

It looked like he was just trying to get his rhythm in the first inning.

I don’t know. I was in the clubhouse. I would have liked to been there.

Baseball’s funny like that. Don’t ask me how something like that happens.

We just want to go out and play baseball. We don’t want to have to worry about this kind of thing. Hopefully that’s the end of it on the field.

I understood. He got the point across, … But that’s OK. I’m a football guy. I’m used to a guy being up in my face. It motivates me. I don’t take it personally.

Last year I was trying to hit home runs too much. This year I’m going to play within the game. Whatever the game needs for us to win, that’s what I’m going to do.

Seth pitched well today. It’s too bad we couldn’t get the win for him, but baseball is funny like that. Especially with this team. It’s tough to get zero against a team like us. Don’t...

There’s no concern at all [about the wrist]. If there was, I wouldn’t be playing. I wouldn’t put myself in a position to mess things up more than what they already are. That being said,...

I try to catch Vick whenever I can, … He’s somebody I’ll watch every Sunday, or I’ll pay to watch.

I was just mad that I got out. I had my helmet and my hat in one hand and I kind of slung both of them not knowing that my hat was going to go...

We missed him last year. I know he wasn’t happy about not being able to play.

Everything is still positive. Everybody’s still having fun.

We’re not exaggerating at all, it’s definitely a different feeling. It’s a little more comfortable. Things were more intense last year. Guys seem more comfortable about what they’re doing on a day-to-day basis. It’s a...

We’re still going back and forth.

If we were playing a team that wasn’t in it we’d still want to win. I don’t want to say we like messing up their plans. I’m not trying to stir up nothing on the...

We wanted to try and get at least one run because we knew who was coming up for them.

It was a real good day. It felt fine, no pain or nothing. I’m more up to speed than I thought I was.

Those two (teams) will always be the measuring stick. I like playing on the road, period, and being around the big-time atmosphere. It definitely brings out the best in you. Something about it is almost...

It’s not like it caught us off-guard. We knew it ws a possibility it was going to happen. You hate to see the way the whole deal worked out.

It’s cool. He can get back in the swing of things, and we can get out there and do our thing together.

It was a hard cutter in, and I just tried to fight it off.

It felt good. I hit some balls hard.

Today, 65 percent of the power coming from our power plants is from the burning of natural gas.

It showed it had a lot of speed.

It’s just one of those things that happened. It could be just because I swing throughout the year or [it could have been] just diving and falling down on the turf. I have no clue...

I took some aggressive hacks and felt fine. I’m more up to speed than what I thought I was [with my timing], and this was a real good day, to be honest.

Not the way he was pitching,

It’s not too bad because it’s still early in the year. It’s not like it’s in September.

Guys looked ready and in shape. [It was] a bunch of eager guys out there trying to turn this losing team around.

I took some aggressive hacks and it felt fine. I couldn’t ask for nothing better.

He almost got me, he just missed. So that’s why I say I wouldn’t have been swinging anyway.

Nuclear power is not as volatile as gas.

He’s been telling me little things about staying low and keeping a nice little base when I’m ready to throw. We’re kind of doing the basics right now, and hopefully we can work our way...

We all want to be measured up in this division and see where we stand. We’ll have a good idea after this road trip.

We’ve got some power, we’ve got some speed. We’ve got a few guys who can do whatever the team needs situation-wise.

(Washburn) shouldn’t cry about it; he should take it for what it is. Do it the right way, … He got the win, and that’s the only thing he should be worried about. That’s a...

You just program in your mind not to worry about it. Just focus on getting runs. … Maybe a while ago, years ago, or maybe if you’re new to the team, it’s [frustrating], but for...

I called it a step (in the right direction). When I was hitting. and the coaches were pitching, I was feeling no pain.

I saw the team we had Lou’s first year and his second year. They put together a nice team. The year after that, you should be getting better, … When I saw that we went...

Obviously, if I move my wrist in a certain direction, I might feel a slight pain. But the way I’m swinging the bat, there’s no pain there right now. I’ll call that a step forward.

Everything seems so positive around here. You want to see where this new positive way will take us. It’s time to get back in the groove so we can start this season off with a...

He stayed in there and worked hard and finally got his shot, that’s what inspired me. I was impressed with the way he handled his whole situation. Never complaining about stuff, never saying if this...

He’s in one of those situations where you just have to go through it, man. You just have to go through the punishment and move on.

Nobody should get hit like that. A guy should have a chance to defend himself. I think that was a sucker punch, because he couldn’t defend himself lying on his back.

I’m trying to be more selective and getting pitches to drive. I’m also trying to catch pitches out front more, … Once I have somebody teach how to do that consistently, I won’t have to...

Once I found out it was a bone bruise and it takes four to six months to heal, then I was fine with that. It’s only been four months, and it’s definitely gotten better. …...

Today was the last day I was tracking against live pitching. Even though I don’t think I would have swung anyway.

That’s the most painful triple I ever had to earn. It still hurts.

He knows what’s what and what he needs to do. He just has the mind-set to be a real professional and business-like and to find where he fits in.