Offensively, we have to start from the beginning any way you can and as soon as you can. If you have a guy who is going to throw in on you, and you get hit, that is a good at-bat.

Coach Lopez said if it is out there, the pitch will find me. It seems like almost every game I am getting dotted. I got hit in the helmet this time. It was a good thing I was wearing one. There was some ringing in my ears, but it went away.

He did a good job of keeping his team in it. As soon as we scored those two runs, he put up a zero.

I don't know if getting a record like that is something you should be proud of, or if it is the definition of a good baseball player. It is something to get on base with.

I came out standing up and without hardly a scratch.

If all the ideas you dream up are being executed on then you don't have many ideas.