We had one guy who came in, a lefty, ... I can't think of his last name. I think I called him Bill and his name was Mike.

I wasn't going to give Taguchi anything good to hit with a lefty on deck, ... The guy is one of those punch hitters that when he gets those hits, he won't hurt me with the long ball. This is a good win to go back to the house with.

We have got to win all of them, but we have to take them one at a time in order to do that. We have to make up two games somehow.

Here's a guy who's got a 36-game hitting streak. He's waited five or six months, and we're getting beat by eight runs. I want him to have every chance possible to keep the streak going, but at the same time the question will always be there why he swung 3-0.

I think he was trying to be aggressive, but it was bad timing for it,

He was one of the most consistent hitters on our team in 2003. His approach at the plate is balanced. Can he hit .300? I think he can. I told him today and he'll move in the lineup if he produces. That goes for anybody else.