It’s not only who he is, but what he has to say. And I like everything that comes out of his mouth.

We’re a pretty diverse group. There are a lot of options for Joe. That’s what they were looking for and it makes a lot of sense.

It was pretty cool, I have to admit it. This was something I always dreamed about, ever since I played little league.

I’m ecstatic. I can’t wait for spring training to get here.

When you hear it, you usually don’t have to look. When it’s loud off the bat, you know he hit it pretty good.

Sometimes good hitters make good pitches look bad. That’s what he did. It opened the floodgates.

I’m feeling good and I’ll be ready tomorrow. I’ve got to scrap this one and forget about it.

Didn’t that happen in The Bad News Bears or in some movie? I think maybe Mike’s got a career in acting.

I get to live that dream a little bit now.

I think this year is a little bit more special meaning for me, being part of this organization. It’s something special that I wanted for a long time.

I have to keep remembering he is my pitching coach now. If I start thinking about when I was a kid and all that, I’ll forget about what I have to do on the mound.