When you do get out front a little bit, then your hands kind of come with you. When he’s good, they don’t budge. He gets so much leverage. The ball goes a lot farther than...

He’ll be fine. It won’t take that long. He’ll get one swing and it’ll click, and he’ll be OK. I bet (the Mariners) are still not excited when he comes to the plate.

They are considered part-time players. Longevity is important. He has put up tremendous numbers and his timing for some hits are sure to help. In the end, it is production over time. I don’t know...

I don’t want to get into a ton of hitting mechanics. But I think he’s gotten a little spread out [with his stance]. Sometimes it happens on purpose. Sometimes it happens subconsciously. I think it’s...

He just needed to settle down and start hitting his spots a little bit. With a lot of good pitchers, if you don’t get him early, maybe you miss your opportunity.

I don?t think Boston will intimidate him. He?s going to get someone thrown out at some point, and I think he?s able to handle that.

It’s kind of interesting when a guy struggles. Maybe sometimes it gives you a little way to get to know him a little bit better. I like this kid. This is a keeper. He didn’t...

I can’t tell you if, when or where I’ll use him. This is an usual circumstance.

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it’s not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly.

Then, he pulled a quad muscle. We’d like him to be playing now in September, but his shoulder is bothering him.

It’s an awesome concept. I wish there was a perfect way to do it. You’re going to see a lot of general managers, managers, organizations hold their breath every time their pitcher steps on the...

It’s not like we can live it up and pound our chest. We’ve got to come back and beat maybe the best pitcher in the league.

He’s one of the best hitters in the game, if not the best. The timing of some of his hits has made him extraordinary. … When we need him to be that good, he’s answered...

That?s real good news. If anybody can play with pain, it?s Johnny Damon. I don?t doubt it?ll be a few games, but that?s a heck of a lot better than the rest of the year.

Nobody wants to see a two-run homer, … But I do like the way he handled himself. That’s a lot to ask of this kid, but we’re trying to have more weapons. And he’s got...

It’s good for (Cora), good for Edgar.

We won. I’m sure they’d rather play at home, … In the end it doesn’t matter. You need to win wherever you play. If that gets in the way, you’re not good enough.

I’ll tell you what, he’s a good hitter. He’s still commanding the strike zone, but he’s putting [together] more aggressive swings as he’s getting older and more mature and stronger. It’s fun to watch.

We went through so much and it was sometimes so hard to be good, … I don’t think anyone outside that clubhouse knows.

Actually I wasn’t too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a (split-finger fastball). We knew it, they knew it…. I’m not too happy about it but you have to ask the man who threw...

I don’t think that helped anything. We kind of threw up a red flag and he was already at the point in the game where we’re going to go to the bullpen if anything happens...

He’s that good. I think with confidence and a lot of hard work and preparation, the guy has just become better and better. There are times when we’ve needed him to be that good, and...

He said about the fourth inning, all the sudden it clicked with his fastball command. I’ll bet having the run support had something to do with that because he had some room for error. He...

I know they didn’t have video. I’m not sure what they’re going on. So I’m not sure really how to give you a real good comment. It seems like a lot. … I think it’s...

It’s different. You’ve got to win today’s game. It’s almost like every game’s an elimination game. I think it’s a compliment to the teams the U.S. played against, and also it’s the timing, so you...

I don’t think we did. I hope they do.

He really looked good. It never fails. The one guy that you maybe want to protect a little bit is right in the middle of all the base running.

Early on, we made it hard on (Wakefield). He made some real good pitches, stranded some runners, gave himself a chance to settle down.

That?s the safest way to go. We don?t want to lose him. He?s too important.

He hasn’t felt good since then. His average has taken a dip recently. I think we all know why. He hit that nail or bolt or whatever the hell [in Toronto]. Then he started throwing...

Anytime you give extra outs, extra opportunities, it is not good. When things don’t happen always perfect, we come back and don’t let it throw us for a loop.

He was already at the point of the game where we’re going to go to the bullpen if anything happens. When we got out there he said his knee was burning. I don’t think he...

From what I understand, he’s doing terrific.

This was one of those things where Theo thought to himself that if we found ourselves in a 12-inning game at some point this weekend and a situation arises where we could use him and...

I think everything’s fine (with Ramirez), but we’ll need to check on him in the morning.

I never saw him show up, so he’s probably gone. From his point of view, I’m sure once we got Wily Mo [Pena], he probably thought this was not the place to be.

No, he got himself in a predicament where he felt threatened so he kind of took the offensive. He paid his price. Now it’s over and it wasn’t anything that was (premeditated). He just got...

Obviously, early in April we didn ‘ t … We don ‘ t want them to get into the dog days of September and have them dragging. So we really try to monitor them closely.

I saw the same Pap that we’ve always seen. He competes, he makes pitches [and] he pounds the strike zone. He gave up a couple of hits, but they have the middle of their order...

We all love Johnny. We don’t want him to get hits against us. The fans were just showing their emotions. I think every player out there would rather be in that situation than having fans...

I wasn’t aware of that rookie record, and I really don’t care, because I just think he’s a good pitcher. I don’t know that those guys come along that often where you can rely on...

He’s going to have to be a little flexible, and we’ll work this out. If there’s not flexibility on his part, too, we’ll probably bump heads a little bit, but we’ll make it work.

I have a limited opinion on that. I want our guy to win.

We wanted to get him further in the game.

A win is a win, and that’s good. That’s what we set out to do. It wasn’t easy, but it ended up good.

The way Loretta handles the bat, even times when [Crisp] runs on his own and Loretta uses it to his advantage, that is going to create some good things for us.

I know he’s made some errors, but I still consider him reliable. You watch him on defense and you wonder if his legs are sore or if his back is sore. At the same time,...

It was nice. First pitch line drive. He ran the bases very well.

He wanted to go and have a little catch and get the blood flowing.

I’m a little surprised. I know they didn’t have video so I’m not sure what they’re going on. … It seems like a lot.