Willie certainly has been a sparkplug for us. He's done a good job for us, and after we gave him a chance [to play everyday], he has really shined.

A good game for us, although I was worried about Eddie [Guardado] in the ninth, he was out of sync so much. Not only did we get key hits late, but we had real good pitching and got key outs when we needed.

the thing sat up and hissed at us, with those nasty teeth showing. We had guys running out of its way.

He's come a long way since he first came to us in the trade [from the Chicago White Sox]. His stroke and plate coverage are much better.

We don't have nothing to hold our heads down for. Tonight [the slow start] just caught up to us.

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