It’s just a little sore. We’ll see how it feels tomorrow and go from there. They said I was going to get a day off in the next couple of days anyway, so I guess...

It’s just a knot that keeps coming back. I ran the treadmill with (no pain). It’s not grabbing; it’s not doing anything different. It’s just a knot.

We play a game. What he was going through doesn’t compare. It was important that the little guy not be by himself.

It’s amazing for a guy hitting with a double ear flap. I didn’t know if he hit left-handed or right-handed.

It was probably the worst the wind has been. You couldn’t really read it.

They (Yankees) haven’t asked me about it ‘ — that would be tampering ‘ — and they haven’t asked my agent.

We won four out of six. If we win four out of six for the rest of the year, how many wins is that? We?d have over 100 victories. That would be nice.

It’s going to be close. For the most part, I would say [Jones], considering what he’s done up to this point. He’s carried this team.

There are certain things that are good for the player, good for the team. It was a mutual decision on what we needed at the time. Time helps and they needed the spot. It’s beneficial...

He took care of me.

I think overall in the situation we’re in, it’s probably the smartest thing to do. If it were the playoffs and we had a chance, then we’d be doing something different. But we’re not, and...

You’d rather have everything go wrong on one day than things go wrong on a bunch of days. Hopefully, we got all that stuff out of the way and we’ll come back the next game...

I may still fly home for it. That’s my baby. She’s so much like me. She’s strong.

Guys weren’t up there swinging for home runs. We tried to make solid contact. We got a couple of balls in the air and they went out.

I was 12 or 13.

I think it would help.

As you get older, stay around, you just go out and have fun and don’t worry if you hit them out. I’m not trying to hit it out, just trying to get good contact.

We were like, ‘OK, if we can get out to an early lead, put some pressure on and let Roger relax and have some fun.

It’s a matter of working the soreness out and getting back to normal. If it’s later, there’s other ways to take care of it. But, it’s April. You don’t want this to nag on and...

People are dying in wars, and I get an opportunity to play for my country. It’s not that hard of a decision. You see Michael Jordan, Charles Barkley, Magic Johnson and all those guys stand...

We’re going to come in and see tomorrow.

If we can swing the bat and be particular about what pitches to swing at, and be patient and stuff like that, I think we can put some pressure on some people. You look at...

You’re not just representing the people of Cincinnati, you’re representing everybody. It was different. You’d see all the flags and the people yelling and the uniforms. The language barrier was a little tough. But for...

It’s not as fun as being in the pennant race. But if you can help keep somebody at home, that’s fun.

It didn’t really bother me. It just tightened up a little bit. That was it.

We just tried to make a bad situation a little better.

It’s just a little tight.

I’m not going to Chicago. I’m in Pittsburgh with the Cincinnati Reds, and that’s where I’m staying.

It’s still spring training. I’ve still got things to work on. Right now, it’s just getting in shape.

They can’t look at mine. They can’t look at mine. You all know good and damn well that what you see is what you get. You can look at other people and speculate all you...

I’m a Red – that’s it. Till the organization tells me otherwise.

Nah, he wanted to talk to me about the cruise that was canceled. The White Sox or a trade? All he said was that there is nothing to report.

You have a commanding lead in home runs — for the No. 9 spot in the batting order.

It wasn’t one of those 10-day advance tickets, either.

I don’t worry about other people’s numbers. That’s for you guys to come to that conclusion. You guys know me. Your relationship with me is what I care about.

Early in the season, we shot ourselves in the foot. The last couple months of the baseball season, you want to make it tough on other teams.

I also need to get some deodorant. Which rookie wants to run out and get me some?

I walked out of the hospital after the operation and got in the car, and I gave the crutches back after two days. This [recent surgery] was a minor thing.

It’s just a knot. They rub it out, it comes back.

That’s the only bag I’ve stolen all year.

The main thing for me is that I’m just trying to get my hits. The home runs will come, and sometimes they come in bunches. I just look for the hits and if (home runs)...

Excuse me, sorry to break up your press conference. This is how we do it in Cincinnati, we don?t have like 35 (reporters) here.

Over the course of the season, you’ll get on a streak where you get a couple, but the main thing for me is to try to get my hits.

Those guys are legends. You can’t say enough for those guys and what they’ve done for baseball. Both of those guys are arguably in the top 10 players in the history of the game.

It was baseball hell in Colorado. For some strange reason, we weren’t getting it done. Eventually, it’s got to change. The big thing is we’ve got to stay positive.

It’s tough. I hate to not be playing, more than anything.

When I was 16, I was working at Queen City Speedway. I made $84 and change one week, then my mama told me to quit to concentrate on baseball.

I’m not going to Chicago. I’m in Pittsburgh.

To be around the guys who said yes to this was a treat in itself. I got a chance to know different personalities, and I think it was pretty awesome that we were able to...

He’s grown up a lot. His maturity level is night and day. When you get a chance to play every day, you have no choice but to go out and try to do a job.