You can't teach that. They have to do that on their own.

He's not trying to hit the ball out of the ball park even though he's hit a few home runs off the bench. He uses the whole field to hit. He just takes what's being given to him.

I don't want us to live and die by the home run. Home runs are nice, they're beautiful things and everything, no doubt. But the winning clubs are the ones that do the little things, too.

I don't think he got it all. He hit it good, but I think it missed the barrel. He is just so strong.

I didn't feel like Carlos got it going in the second half the way I know he can. I think (the home run derby) might have had something to do with it. To me, Carlos is a .300 hitter. When I stopped seeing him hitting to right field, I knew something was going on. He had trouble even in batting practice. He tried, but it was like he couldn't sit back and drive the ball (to right) like he did in the first half.

I hear he's a prankster. He's that quiet guy that you have to look out for.

I love his approach at the plate, the way he uses the whole field. It looks like he takes every at-bat seriously. He's going to be a really good hitter.

I want to talk to him and see what he's thinking about. He's not getting into a good hitting position, which is something he never had a problem with.

It was amazing to look at the difference in the two spray charts (from Wednesday). That's understanding your approach, understanding your situation, understanding what the pitcher wants you to do, and then battling to not do it. That's how (the Cardinals) scored eight runs on seven hits.

It looks like we have good approaches to get guys on base, then we seem to tense up. I'll talk to them about it but it's not something you can teach. You've got to stay relaxed and realize it's the pitcher who's in trouble, not you.