When you think you might see him, you don't, then there he is. It was good to see him.

He had a good curveball. Talking with the Toledo staff, when he's pitching well, that's something he has to have.

Going back to July, we had a pretty good month, ... Shelton was hitting third and Pudge was hitting sixth.

It toughens you up. Sometimes you go into little streaks of, why is this and this happening? I'm past that. If I'm going to be a manager and do this for a long period, these are things that can help. I want to look at some good times, but I've been through some tough things. I've stood up, and I handled them.

I know some of them were good hitting, but I'd say there have been way too many pitches in the middle of the plate.

I know it didn't look good when it happened, but it's hard to say how long it's going to be. I feel for Rondell because he's had a history of injuries, and he's a great guy.

He started in Double-A and made it to Triple-A, which is a good sign,