"He still has a shot, but it's not nearly as good as it would have been if he was healthy."

"When we hit it hard, it was right at somebody. He (Lowe) got strike one low and away. He had good stuff today."

"You're always ready for games. Practice is something that's very necessary to get you ready for games. They've practiced very good and very hard so far."

"New York hasn't been too good to us. It hasn't been too good to a lot of people."

"They have so many powerful left-handed hitters. Overall, it was a good job (by the staff)."

"It's just not playing good defense. They're playing hard. Playing hard isn't good enough. You have to play to win and play to win every day, and that's what we're here for."

"That's a good time to talk to people. They're usually loose."

"That's a real good sign. It shows the kind of guys we have here."

"He likes doing that. He's actually been pretty good at it. Right now, we're using him like that. I'm not sure if that's how he'll pitch. We're trying to get guys innings."

"It was supposed to be a promotional thing, but it's hard to be out there and be good at it and not do something. It's too late now, but I'm sure they won't have any other promotions."