He made a very good pitch to Linden. In other circumstances, it's a bat that's broken in half and a soft single to right field, but as a result of the sacrifice bunt that followed a walk, it was a game-winning hit.

Former approaches may not work in this set of circumstances, ... We may have to think outside the box. We may want to create some overarching entity to direct the efforts.

I'm not the least bit shy about suggesting things to my players that make a lot of sense. I don't think it's overstepping my bounds to talk to guys about thinking about that big gold trophy that they give out at the end of the year. It's OK to win some of those. They look really nice on a mantelpiece.

He has not had a bad at-bat since he's been here, ... His stock has risen, from my standpoint.

It's muddled. To be as muddled as it is now is ... intriguing.

One of the toughest things in the world when you're playing on the road is a leadoff walk in the bottom of the ninth, and that's exactly what happened. It's tough. It's unfortunate. It's something more times than not, it will come back to haunt you, and it did.