You run into nights like tonight, when you don’t have an answer for anything they’re doing and it only gets worse.

That’s not fair to him.

He was OK to stay in, but I didn’t think it was a smart thing to do. We go and get ice on it now, and not only do we hopefully have him (today), but...

You feel better after a win. But it’s not like we can live it up and pound our chests. We have to beat one of the best pitchers in baseball tomorrow.

I don?t think I ever remotely (doubted).

I do feel bad. I think it could have meant a lot to him. He’s very team-oriented. I know he’s very proud.

Before he could get in a rhythm, he was down four runs. He just didn’t have command of his pitches.

I think he’s been looking at his hands pre-pitch and where they are. He did the same thing last year. Out of the gate, you just lose your comfort zone for whatever reason. He’ll get...

I talked to Johnny and talked to [team medical director] Dr. [Thomas] Gill just now, and Dr. Gill said he’s already improving, which is real good news. I don’t doubt this will be a few...

He’s interesting. He’s a switch-hitter, he can move a little bit. Now that Alex [Gonzalez] is back, I don’t know how long we’ll keep him here but it will be fun to watch him play...

We asked a lot, physically, of people [in 2004] that I think may have hurt us this year. I don’t think anybody would trade that.

Our bullpen looks really good.

He had one inning of 39 pitches and that was a big part of the ballgame. We couldn’t stop them. He was mislocating some fastballs and his breaking ball didn’t have the same bite, depth...

Our goal is to get him to be the dominant guy we can lean on,

It was nice that he had that left in the tank. That’s the guy I remember.

It swelled up so quickly that it makes you uneasy. I don’t doubt it (a Damon absence) will be for a few days, but that’s better than the rest of the year. If anybody can...

We’re fortunate. We’re finding out early in the season we need some depth and I don’t think anybody is uncomfortable sending (Mohr) out there. We’ll be fine. I don’t know that you want to play...

Once you give up five, … if they peck away and get one here and get one there, it makes it tougher to win.

Yeah, he tolerated it pretty well, … I think the hope is, and again, we might be reaching a little bit, the hope is that he might be available towards the end of the week....

I don’t doubt he’ll miss a few games, … but that’s a heck of a lot better than the rest of the year.

If we start getting offense from him, we have a good player. And, again, he’s hitting ninth so he doesn’t have to hit .300 and drive in 100. I want him to have a chance...

Physically, I felt like I got run over by a truck the whole year.

He had a lot of things that nobody ever knew, … He had a [sore] groin the last two weeks that was not feeling very good.

He’s very proud. When they put that shift on, sometimes he loses hits. He’s been robbed a few times … but those are some beautiful swings.

I’m not sorry to see those guys leave town,

He hasn’t felt good the whole year. It’s been hard for him.

We wanted to make sure everybody left in the same shape they came.

There wasn’t a whole lot that was easy (this season),

It depends who labeled them. I didn’t. They hit the ball out of the ballpark. I was well aware of that.

He almost tore my hand off. I don’t want to go anywhere near him.

We win as a team and lose as a team. We don?t point fingers.

It’s hard to explain if you haven’t been through it, but even when we were down, we just had the type of feeling that only we can have.

He has been the ultimate utility player. He was in a situation where he got [limited] at-bats, and he struggled.

He got himself in a predicament where he felt threatened and went on the offensive, but he paid the price and it’s over. He got himself in a spot where he was uncomfortable and it...

It will be unbelievable. Every home game we have with them is (like) a playoff game. When we play the Yankees, everything is ratcheted up 10 notches. The fans? They will be out of their...

We also told him that if he can’t (pitch in relief) then he won’t do it. But I think because of the kind of guy he is, he’s shooting for it.

Is it going to happen? It might not happen, but we’re trying to cover every base we can.

On the second ball, (John) Olerud had the best line: `They need to put out a public address and tell the children to be careful.’ It was a gorgeous swing from a very strong man,

It’s the case with just about every pitcher who gives up hits, you know when you don’t locate, major league hitters find a way of making you pay for it. I thought he misfired a...

Early in the game he located very well, then he got a little stronger as the game went and he made a couple of mistakes. But it?s nice that he has that left in the...

We’ve wanted all along to get him back in the rotation.

I wasn’t too pleased. Derek got hit with a splitter; we knew it, they knew it. Then Lowell gets one in the ribs.

I think the best way to put it, I’m glad he’s in our uniform.

Once he got the lead, you could see him reaching for a little bit extra. He was terrific. … He enjoys competing and is fun to watch. I’m glad we didn’t waste that outing.

There was a lot of extraordinary efforts tonight by a lot of people. We got ourselves in a position where one slip-up and we lose. We actually put ourselves in a position where we could...

When he’s really good he pounds the strike zone and stays out of the middle of the plate.

He has an explosive fastball, a hard breaking ball and we haven’t figured him out very well yet. We are certainly going to have to because with them in our division, we are going to...

I think we’re well-situated … nobody is tired. We have some off-days.

We had baserunners. It’s kind of a rarity when we don’t throw a bunch of hits up there.

At some point, we have to make decisions on what’s best for your ballclub and I don’t think it means we’re not loyal. You have to be loyal to the organization. Sometimes the decisions are...