The first couple of innings, he was struggling with his mechanics. He had trouble throwing strikes. It was not typical of his outings so far, but to his credit, he settled down and pitched very well the rest of the way.

He threw strikes and when he got in trouble, he got groundballs. That's how to pitch, ... A performance like that from your starter, it goes a long way. ... I think Jeff might get another start.

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

He's playing within himself. He's under control at both ends. He's not getting in trouble on the defensive end so he can play on the offensive end the way he's capable.

I thought Joe caught real well. He had a lot of life. He bounced around behind the plate real well.

Usually it's two guys holding the victim, but this was even better. I think this trick was invented when Abner Doubleday started this game, and every year there's somebody who hasn't seen it. We had to go all the way to Japan to find someone this time.