I was a little hazy [Saturday]. I feel a lot better [yesterday].

I felt just a little woozy right after I was hit, but that was it. I really feel like I could play right now. The Pirates are taking precautions by keeping me out of the...

I was feeling good. I thought everything was good, … It’s obviously frustrating for me. But all I can do is do what I have to do [in the trainer’s room] and try to get...

I feel 100 percent. But they say when you have [a concussion] you can think you are fine when you’re not.

It felt good just to get off to a good start. We haven’t had a lot of those.

My whole body seemed to seize up on me in a full cramp. It was really scary.

It never ends. It seems like something comes up every time. But getting hit in the head [is something] I don’t think I can prevent. It’s just the way it’s going right now. At least...

That may set the tone for the starting pitching.

I feel fine, like I should be out there playing. The only thing holding me back is the test. You have to remember a series of words and I just haven’t been able to pass...

We had a heart-to-heart talk and let it all out on the table. It was more of a venting session for everybody.

I’ve been ready for spring training since the day after last season ended. It was extremely frustrating to have to sit on the bench and watch for the last five weeks. I never want to...

I said what I have to stay and I’ve forgotten about it and put it behind me. I’m over it, no hard feelings.

These projects are being worked on because, obviously, they impact student life.

I felt great, like I could have played the whole game, but I need some work recognizing breaking balls. After sitting out (for eight days), I felt a little off at the plate.

It’s nice to see a lot of smiles after a game.

I’ve really fine-tuned myself getting those little muscles strong and trying to fire a hamstring the way you’re supposed to. I’m probably in the best shape I’ve ever been in.

It will be fun. Maybe we’ll have words then.

It’ll be great to be part of the team again, just joke around and not have to stretch by myself.

I actually felt at home — finally. I’m trying to get back into the routine. It was weird to pick up the leather and run out there with the guys. But it felt good.

We had a heart-to-heart with each other. A lot of guys said stuff. It was like a venting session for everybody.

I am uncertain if race was a factor in Mr. Dilks’ assault on me in August and his subsequent threats, but I can assure you that I feel my safety has been severely threatened.

It was real nice to get back out there and do some things on the field.

I felt I had a real good jump on the ball. I had a long way to go, and off a left-handed bat, the ball tails to left-field more.

It’s a pretty important asset, especially with a group like ours. The players want to know what the manager thinks. With Lloyd, you pretty much had to figure that out on your own. Jim Tracy’s...

It’s just tight and they don’t want to throw me out there. A hamstring [problem] isn’t one of those things that just goes away. I’m kind of day-to-day.

It’s not that there was a flaw in my running. It’s that they found I was leaning a certain way, and I didn’t have the muscle buildup necessary to support that style of running. That...

It’s been kind of frustrating. I’ve never been a guy who has had a lot of injuries. I always had 500 at bats every season in the minor leagues. It seems like that ever since...

I tried to sell it as best I could.

It wasn’t the usual Sunday game. We wanted to come out with a win.

I’ve been told two to three weeks, so that’s what I’m hoping for.

I’m putting a little too much pressure on myself, rather than relax. I’ve been on base a few times, hit some balls hard at people. I think I’m kind of selling myself short a little...

He works hard. A lot of guys who have been around for 11 years, they just kind of go through the motions in spring training, but that guy works hard.

I tried to sell it the best I could. I thought I did a pretty good job.

Even the stuff we were doing today, that could be huge. It’s a lot easier to score from third than from second.

Being on the DL and knowing that you are not coming back the rest of the season is not fun at all, … It was a really tough pill to swallow. Not being able to...

For me, the biggest thing was just getting all the wows out of the way, and that was mostly stuff like the new cities and stadiums and facing a certain great pitcher here or there,...

I just decided to play it up as a catch. And then I saw the ump giving the out call.

Whoever is playing good should play. I think that’s fair.

I definitely have to be a table-setter. My job is to get on base and just score as many runs as I can. Whether my numbers are there or not, I just want to score....

I can’t see myself play, but I guess the way I play the game really stands out. I didn’t realize that. I’ve always just played the game the only way I know how to play...

Last time, I [recovered] pretty quick. This one doesn’t feel nearly as bad.

I felt great today. I want to play. I’ve sat out enough times already. My head is really clear now. There should be no setbacks.

I was comparing myself to what I was doing last year. I’m trying to get myself right.

That’s what he should do — open some eyes and show that he can play. We’re real good friends and competitive, too, at the same time.

It’s a lot of responsibility, but I’m up for the challenge.

It was nice to lead off the game and kind of set the tone for us.

They found I was leaning a certain way, and I didn’t have the muscle buildup necessary to support that style of running. That was how the hamstring was hurt. It was carrying too much of...

We’re always dealing with the administration, and the typical student really isn’t, so we’re trying to bridge the gap and explain to them in more, I guess, casual terms the reasons for some of the...

It was really an eye-opener. I guess I took some things for granted when it came to hydration and nutrition. I learned a valuable lesson.

I can’t stand so far off the plate that I just let him keep getting me out on the outside corner with pitches I can’t reach.