When I had Richie in Cleveland he did this once, and I told him he looked like a Q-Tip. Maybe when his vision recovered his hair just turned that color.

I told Dobbs that's the best contact he's made all spring.

He told me to steal the tip. I looked at his feet (the Jackets' Thompson) and knew he was going to tap it back(wards). Their guy didn't go for it and and I was able to get it. That's how you make a statement and we went on a 9-1 run.

When he told me about Jim, he was like a schoolboy.

I always have been intrigued by Ichiro hitting third. When I managed against him with Baltimore I was intrigued by the idea. It is not out of the realm of possibility that it would happen here. ... That would never be done without first discussing it with Ichiro.

J.J has pitched well. He got a bit excited when he got two strikes on Newhan and he started to overthrow. Then he threw a good low third strike.