I felt great. My hand wasn’t an issue at all. It was fun to get on the field and start getting ready.

I’ll take pitches for you. And whenever you want to go, you go. Don’t worry about me.

When Jesse Orosco threw up his glove in ’86, I was jumping up and down on my bed.

It’s something I’m going to have to deal with the rest of the year. It won’t be back to 100 percent until spring training.

I’m just trying to get a feel for Tommy and what he wants to do in certain spots. I’ll talk it over with him to see if he’s happy with my target and little stuff...

He?s one of those guys that with one swing can change the aspect of a game. Just an unbelievable hitter and a presence. He?s a great teammate, very intelligent. Just a solid, solid guy.

Your body reacts differently to different foods. Some give you more energy than others. Everybody is different.

I like that people are gunning for you. It’s better than being predicted to come in last.

I know deep down this is what he didn’t want to happen.

It’s the third time I’ve done it. It doesn’t feel weird any more.

I didn’t feel any pain when I hit the home run, I’ll tell you that. I told Jack [McKeon] I wanted to play in this series regardless of how my leg feels. I want to...

I feel bad because that was an RBI for him.

It’s a long season. You have to have energy, and that comes from eating properly. Your body tells you when you don’t.

It is a lot of fun catching these guys. You have four guys who can throw a no-hitter at any time. That makes it interesting.

It would be a disappointment, with the team we’re throwing out there, not to be competitive and win the World Series.

You have to earn it. You want guys to trust you in big situations. You work on things and talk in spring training and in the middle of the season they trust you.

We’re on the computer e-mailing each other about trades and stuff. There’s a lot of trash talking.