He's still got to throw off the mound, but today was a real positive day, ... He's gone from not being able to lift his arm to playing catch.

The meeting was a very positive step. It was a good day today in Baghdad.

Today is a tough day. I think everybody is very positive. We've got three home games coming up. Hopefully this won't go on for another week. Losing is tough. Hopefully this is it. If we do what we're supposed to do, it will be.

We're just going to see how he feels tomorrow. It should be short, but we just want to play it real safe. If he's in the contagious stage, we don't want him to infect anybody who could help us today. Right now, today, he can't help us.

If it turns 90 degrees tomorrow at game time, then I will have a concern.

We're just going to nurse it along for a couple of days. That's all. Nothing serious.