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.