You want to enjoy it. Hopefully, it’d come in a win. It would’ve been a little better and a sweeter if we were playing a little better baseball.

A couple weeks ago I didn’t think I’d be able to play for the rest of the year. Whatever Willie feels is best for the team, I’ll be 1,000 percent supportive.

They got a few insurance runs and they caught the ball.

Gotta do something, … When you’re my age, you take a day or two off and next thing you know you’ve put on a few pounds. Running at least gets the blood circulating, helps [the...

Whatever is best for the team, … Whatever’s needed. Batting fifth, sixth, seventh … it doesn’t matter.

To get a game snatched like that is gut-wrenching, really.

I think it’s important for the teams that aren’t expected to be competitive to be competitive for the good of the sport. For players of Italian descent, it’s a small sort of way of thanking...

It’s just been wonderful. I don’t put too much into what the future holds. I’ll see plenty of action at home.

He just wanted to keep us focused. He has a good instinct for that, a good feel for that.

I’m not very mechanical about these decisions. I just think it was meant to be. (Padres general manager) Kevin (Towers), from the start, showed a lot of interest. He said, ‘We’ll be here if you’re...

I like Willie. I mean, I felt bad telling him my hand was broken, … I said, ‘Believe me, this is the last thing I want to have happen to me, it couldn’t come at...

I can definitely swing the bat better — no excuses. I’m frustrated now — swinging at bad pitches, taking some bad swings. That’s the game. It’s a long season.

It’s a break, … And three of the four doctors I’ve seen said breaks generally take six to eight weeks to heal.

I’ve heard nothing but amazing things about the city of San Diego, and I am excited to finally have the opportunity to play there. I hope that I can help bring another division title back...

There’s been no setbacks, … I’m right where I should be.

He told me, ‘If you’re not a thousand percent sure, don’t quit,’

focus, discipline, relying on training, trying not to take things personally, playing hard every day and hustle.

I look at what Edgar Martinez did at the end of his career, … I can see myself in a role like that.

We got a great count on him, and then we jammed him. Maddux said at the end of the inning, ‘That was awesome. You called the right pitch at the right time.’ Nice to hear.

I have no comment,

You don’t want to turn away from it. You may want to and no one would begrudge you if you did. But you shouldn’t do that. I think I’m a better person because of what...

I’m feeling pretty good, … I told them it’s their call. I’m not trying to win a Purple Heart. But I probably can play.

Perez was really one of the guys you don’t want to see come up in that situation. He can run, and he’s a slash kind of hitter.

It’s not as cold in April, not as humid in the summer.

I’d definitely take a lot less to play for a good team. This won’t be my first bite from the apple. I would like to get back to the World Series again.

It wasn’t important, … It would have been nice to have a better game. I’ve had so many thrills. I always remember what I have instead of what I don’t have. It would have been...

We’re definitely not moving in the wrong direction.

No-hitter or not, that’s a tough way to lose – period. To get a game snatched like that, it’s gut-wrenching, really.

Nice to meet you. I’m not gay.

It would have been nice to get one more shot. But I think my tank was a little empty.

They’re making it hard. It’s good. I’m excited. I’m happy they feel that way. It’s nice to know you’re wanted.

If it’s something I do, I want to take it seriously and work at it, … But I can’t see liking it enough to stop playing at this point.

He’s unbelievable. Just great stuff. Competitive. He goes out for the seventh inning and strikes out the side. That shows you he’s definitely a throwback guy. He didn’t look to go out of the game...

It’s there, … but the swelling is down. And we’ll have to see what I can do … what I can handle. It’s frustrating because it’s taking so long, but I’m not discouraged.

I know we don’t have a lot of season left, but I’m still optimistic that I’ll be able to try to come back and help as much as I can,

Please don’t quote me.

The doctor said that there is really nothing more you can do, … It’s just stiff, sore, swollen. That’s the bottom line.

You can’t say it’s early forever. No excuses. We haven’t been able to put up a crooked number. Runs are hard to come by. We’re just stuck in neutral.

It is what it is, … You have to realize what you have, and get back as soon as possible and be ready to contribute.

just hasn’t responded like we had hoped.

It’s feeling a lot better. Basically, the way I look at it, this is where it’s supposed to be right now. If you asked me in San Francisco [last weekend], I thought there was no...

It’s definitely swollen, … This morning I woke up and it was really a lot more swollen and just really stiff. Hopefully the swelling goes down in a few days and we’ll just take it...

Never let your dreams go away.

The first at-bat was kind of the key for me. I took some tough pitches and then put a short stroke on it. That set the tone.

I saw myself getting thrown out at second there if I didn’t get on my horse. I’ll tell you, it’s a big ballpark.

I feel pretty good. My body actually looks like an old banana, but it’s fine.

I’m not trying to prove anybody wrong, I’m just trying to prove something to myself.

Yes, no question. If you would have asked me, I’m telling you, in San Francisco, there’s no way I thought I’d be able to play. This week I’m a lot more optimistic.

One umpire was looking at the other, … I don’t think they had the greatest position. … I guess he gets the advantage because he’s a Gold Glover.

You can’t get real happy or real depressed when you play baseball. Baseball is a great sport in that it offers a player a lot of opportunities for atonement.