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.

I just want to come in and be myself, you know. And that means go out and play hard every day. Try to help the team win games. When you say a leader, you usually...

Add a few ingredients and maybe we can be the Cleveland Indians next year.

I’m glad to see him back out there pitching, … I was mostly scared for his health. He is important to their team. You hate to see somebody go down like that.

That’s a lot of bags. That will never happen again. Pitchers are holding runners on way better. They’re paying a lot of attention to us with slide step and all. I don’t think anybody’s going...

You just want the first pitch you can get the bat on. You do what you can do with it.

It’s been good. That’s the thing we didn’t have last year, the little fundamentals and stuff like that. I feel like it’s to the point where I love coming to the field every day because...

Yeah, that’ll just have to take care of itself, … I’ll just have to go out there and play, don’t try to do nothing different and just see what happens.

The adrenaline rush is there, … It’s fun to play in front of the big crowds. It’s exciting.

I just wanted to get it ready for the real season and I didn’t want to chance aggravating it even more [in the World Classic]. I know my trainers here will take extra care watching...

The thing about this team is that no matter who’s in the lineup, this is the kind of team that’s not going to miss a beat offensively.