(Wednesday) showed, as we have all season, that when we can’t come out and get a lead, we’re not a very good ball club. We feed off of being able to dictate tempo. But when...

His hands were clammy and cold. He couldn’t get comfortable. He complained that he felt sharp pains, and then they’d go away.

To see him battle all of the injuries and illnesses is exciting. Everything has happened to this kid. He sees it as a challenge. He’s out to prove a point. A collapsed lung isn’t going...

I addressed him: ‘Come on, let’s go.’ I didn’t expect to see him struggling to finish.

The vote took place before all of this happened.

You’ve got to make the routine plays, especially late in extra innings. It’s frustrating.