In a perfect scenario, you'd have Joe hitting sixth. But if it's not perfect, I could see him hitting fifth, somehow behind Casey and Jason Bay. This is a guy who knows how to keep the offense moving, hit to all fields.

He was fine. He was up in the zone early and pitched from behind more than I'd like, but he had good stuff.

You don't succeed very often when you're behind in the count.

It goes without saying that if you continue to work behind in the count that it makes it extremely tough to compete. It's not what you want to see.

What takes place between the pitcher's mound and behind the plate is vitally important to the success of a major-league team. I think Ryan is realizing that more every day.

(Sunday) I did not see Oliver pitching. I saw him just throwing and relying on stuff. If you do that and you fall behind in the count, you're not going to have much success.