I get to giggle about those two every once in a while.

Tickles are what power my giggle machine.

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.

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.