9 Quotes by Carlos Tosca

One night we're playing San Francisco at home and Troy pulled a ball foul, it hit me right in the butt. (Giants second baseman) Ray Durham nearly fell down he was laughing so hard. I didn't go down, didn't even rub. But man it hurt. Troy got a kick out of that.

He had a bit of an off year for us, but it was his first in the National League and his knee was bothering him. He still led us in homers and RBIs.

I worried he'd hit me in the coconut, so I got into the habit of turning my back to the plate when we had runners on second and third.

We're chasing teams with quality depth. But if we stay healthy, I think it's realistic to say we'll be playing meaningful games in September.

This is fun. You hear some of those stories earlier? These people love baseball. They want to be around it. They want to learn about it. You can't beat that.

I'll probably position myself a little different at first, so I don't have to move as much.

I hope so. It depends on how fast it heals.

He's really the only right-handed hitter on the team I have to worry about. I'll probably be up the line a little farther, especially if there isn't anyone on base.

I do miss it. I love being over there. It's a great place to see a game.