Hopefully it would come in a win, but what are you going to do? Personally it is a nice milestone, but it would have been a little sweeter if we were playing a little better...

It’s definitely not fun. It’s a hurdle. It’s just another thing you have to go through here. I think it’s a rite of passage.

It’s going to be interesting. I’m going to try not to get too wrapped up and just try to concentrate on my job.

It’s not feeling any worse, but it’s not feeling better,

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.