It should never have happened. It was just a bad mistake at a bad time.

It's the first time I've faced him, and it's just a rush to face a guy like that, ... I've seen him throw so many years and he throws so hard. It's just a challenge. It feels good anytime you have success on a guy like that.

He's one of the best pitchers in the game, ... Every time he's out there, he doesn't make too many mistakes and tonight he didn't make too many mistakes. Sometimes you just have to tip your cap when you go up against some pitchers.

It was a little cutter, middle-in, and I had been looking for it, ... He threw it to me last time we were over here and he hadn't thrown it yet. He threw it, and I was able to get the bat head out in front of it.

He played fullback for me one year at Hart, ... He was a 240-pound fullback in eighth grade. But that shows that he has great feet. He really moves well.

I was trying to do too much,