He's been terrific. He looks to me like a very good baseball player and a very good number two hitter.

A little thing like that can end up winning you a baseball game.

I mean, how do you play winning baseball that way? I challenge players to understand how the game's played.

They put constant pressure on the other team, ... It's a very difficult style of baseball to compete against.

If you have them, great. If not, there are people in every clubhouse in baseball that every player in the room identifies with. I don't think that he necessarily needs a 'C' on his shoulder or anything like that.

There's a lot of baseball to be played.

I think a group of players has to understand the type of baseball you have to play to play winning baseball. You have to realize the importance of the intangibles, the little things.

Obviously, he helped make us a good baseball team two years ago.

Pitching and defense has been the name of the game in baseball forever. I don't care what level you're playing at. My philosophy since I started managing has been that, before you can look at any other phases, you've got to feel fairly comfortable that you've got some people who can pitch and you've got to be able to catch the ball. If you can't do either one, your chances of being very good are slim.