I just went to tag. I usually go halfway. I saw him hung over the railing for a while and I had time to get to third. When I saw him running in I knew what happened.

Take a look at this railing,

take it all the way down, but halfway through [Mientkiewicz] said he wanted to finish it off himself. ... He was afraid it would never come back if I took it all off. I'd be afraid, too, if I looked like that.

He's a teammate. You're supportive of your teammates.

Obviously it's a disappointment. It's just one of those things that happens in sports.

I still believe I can play every day. That's the one thing I've proven: When I get a chance to play every day I can hit .300. But I haven't had that chance, except for the one year I did get to play in 95 out of 100 games.