If we were a bunch of kids trying to look for the future, we?d keep running (Bard) out there, let him track them down. But a lot of what we?re doing is to stay with...

He didn’t let them spread it out (after falling behind 5-0). As far as he goes, I think he looked more confident. The velocity of his fastball is fine. Executing it and throwing his other...

It’s always going to be command. Again, having the extra velocity gives you a little bit more room for error. Having the ability to reach back for a little bit more at certain times of...

He looked strong. You always want to win, but we want him to get ready for the season.

J.T.’s a good enough hitter where, if something happens, he can hit. But if you have a guy who’s Gold Glove caliber and you have a lead, I think it’s silly to sit him there...

We won’t sit and wait for a perfect save situation.

The comfort I have is our ability to play. I know that we will show up and play the next game, and that’s what gives us the most comfort.

I don’t know about unique; I think he’s good. All good infielders have good instincts, but his baseball instincts are really good, [he] sees the field real well, knows where the ball is all the...

My last year in Montreal — my last Spring [Training] — I got released,

We needed something. That kid was sinking the ball. One pitch, that was the ball game.

We’re doing it now for obvious reasons, rest. We’re trying to take whatever happens and make it to our advantage.

We have three weeks left. He’s certainly not going to throw one inning and then start the season. But we’ll get him in games when he and [pitching coach Al Nipper] feel he’s ready to...

He paid his price and now it’s over.

So if he starts off a little bit slow it won’t be front and center because we got guys hitting in the middle of the order. We just want Mike to be as good as...

With him in the bullpen, the stability was really, really good. Even the games Schill had a tough time, we didn’t have to use [Mike] Timlin so often at a time when Foulke went down....

I bet he does. I think he knows how we feel. I don’t know how many guys in his situation would have volunteered to [go to the bullpen]. I would say very few. He gave...

The idea of the importance of winning today is there; it’s been there,

Maybe Dave Concepcion is coming back.

He’s run the bases on the back field, he’s taken balls in the outfield, he threw [Monday]. Again, we’re getting closer to him being able to play [left field], so that’s good.

I handed him off to Dale because I can’t stop him. He didn’t hit anyone with his bat, so we’re ahead of the game.

They got a lot of hits, and I think his knee was bothering him a little more than he let on. We got to a point early where you need to get outs and you’ve...

Good at-bats. It’s nice. First pitch, (he hits a) line drive. He ran the bases really well.

If [Huckaby] shows up [Friday] and feels OK, maybe we’ll let him catch on Saturday. We’ll see.

I think it’s rare where any team goes through a stretch where you have everyone available, everybody’s working. And I think he probably fills that role for us, because he can hit anywhere.

Yeah, that was much needed. We got deep enough into the game where we didn’t have to overextend somebody. It ends up being a great day.

I know the run he’s been on. Today we found out why.

Being able to walk in [team offices] in the winter and even say hello is important. I don’t believe in managing and going home.

It’s not easy coming back like that against anyone when you spot them five. But we didn’t take any innings off and we kept going.

I like our team a lot. Today was a bad day followed up by a tough loss last night. I like our team. Again, it’s impossible to go through the whole season where you don’t...

You wipe the slate clean. It’s probably a good feeling for him. He caught a break. And good for him.

Anytime we get two-out hits and they don’t, a lot of times that’s the difference in the ballgame. Boomer stranded some guys. That’s winning baseball.

The same thing we talked about with Dale, I don’t think Boston will intimidate him, because he’s going to get somebody thrown out at some point, and I think he’s able to handle that.

Maybe we can get him down to Pawtucket three days before he’s eligible.

From the first to last pitch, I thought we played with an amazing confidence,

It’s starting to rain. It’s a sloppy inning. We get a swinging bunt and all of a sudden you have a rally.

David was hitting everything. I can understand it. I’m sure they weren’t real thrilled about it.

On a tough year [in 2005], he hit .280. On a good year, he may be up there with the league leaders in batting average and things like that. Depending on the health of our...

I don’t know that there’s really a threshold. I think around the 75-pitch mark. But it would be stupid to say ‘Well, you’re at 75 pitches. You’re done,’ if it’s in the middle of a...

We’re going to try to get him to the point — whether it’s a week from now, two weeks from now — where he can carry that load that he needs to carry. That’s how...

Even if he can’t [play] the news is good. He’s going to be OK, … We just have to let it settle down.

Nobody likes to see a two-run homer. But I do like the way he handled it.

If nothing else, I loved the way he treated the players. He gave them a lot of room. He was, what’s that word, folksy.

When you get down to your last game, you can have a bullpen full of everybody. You can’t do that right now. We need somebody to make these starts. While they’re still starting, they need...

It’s [only] been one week, but we’re trying to play winning baseball. That’s all you ever ask. We’re doing some little things, we’re doing some big things. I think the consistent effort has been there...

I think his knee is bothering him, probably more than he?s let on.

I’m not too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a split (finger fastball). We knew it, they knew. Then Mike got hit in the ribs.

I don?t think that helped anything. We kind of threw up a red flag. It was already to the point in the game where we were going to go to the bullpen, anyway. He said...

We needed to do what we did. We’ll put this one behind us tonight and we’ll go into New York. It’s not very hard to get excited to play there.

Me sitting here and naming a Game 5 starter would be a little presumptuous.

He was ready to finish the game.