He's a guy who wants to come here and do well. It seems the more you try, the worse it gets.

I'm not a guy that sits around and does nothing.

I've got a fine system, ... Short of that, you're weakening yourself and the team if you take this guy or that guy out of the lineup.

I mean the guy, he's progressing like we said. Mark's going good. I asked him. I get tired of asking how he's doing, actually. And I'm sure he's tired of answering the questions himself.

I have learned from hamstrings that when a guy says he feels good, you give him a couple extra days. Invariably, you top a ball and have to beat it out. It happens every time.

You're always hoping for a no-hitter when a guy goes that deep in a ballgame. We figured it'd be Eckstein who would break it up. He's a good little ballplayer. It's hard to corral him.