Taking this utility thing to the ultimate extent.

We're going to get them ready for everywhere. That's why they are utility players.

It's just crazy stuff. We talked about the utility of the team in general - it's getting stretched a little bit.

I have no qualms about him whatsoever. This guy is going to be one of the best pitchers in the American League within the next three years. I think the world of him. That stuff just happens.

It's unfortunate. Things like that tend to follow [a player], I'd have to agree with that.

You have to get good pitching to beat the Red Sox, period. When they have pitching like they do, you can't expect to come in here and just try to go toe-to-toe with them and beat them 9-8 all the time. You're just not going to do it. So we got a good pitching performance and won tonight.