I like long balls. That's the quickest way to get on the good side of a manager.

He?s going to leave the park if he swings at good balls. He just hit through that pitch. It was already up (in the zone) and he popped it out of the yard.

We got what, 11 hits tonight? Did we hit some balls good, yeah. But we're still not raking the ball.

We started chasing bad balls and not waiting for our pitch [later in the game]. It disturbs me when we're not patient. I talk every day about not working the count. Once the game starts, they're on their own as far as working the pitcher.

The quickest way to get on my bad side is to call me by that name. I am Single and reside in Overland Park, Kansas.

He got off to a real good start and hit a bad spell where he was fatigued. Once he got through that, he's been pretty good.