The first inning was scary. I felt a little out of synch early.

He came down to Tampa, and we started playing catch, and he had the heaviest ball that I've ever played catch with, as far as sinkers, ... If you could teach everyone what you need to make a ball that heavy, then everybody would do it. That's such a valuable pitch, and he throws an absolute bowling ball.

I do everything you can do ... all the exercises for your shoulder to try to get it as strong as possible, to make it as stable as you can. For me, that's the only way I sleep at night, knowing I've done everything to prepare to try and prevent that.

I don't look at anything as 'Why me?' or anything like that. It's definitely odd but it happens. What are you going to do about it? You've got to deal with it.

I don't look at it like a bad situation. I look at it as, this is my job; this is what I'm asked to do. Somebody's got to be in that position. I've got no problem doing that.

I didn't see that side, ... I thought the work that I got in down there with the guys and the training staff was plenty, and the attention that you get was great. We would talk with Mel down there and find out where you're at. I thought it went well for me.

I tend to look on the bright side. It could be worse. It was definitely frustrating for me last year. I could have drawn up different scenarios for my first year in New York.

I look at it as how you perform, ... You've still got a job to do, and the last couple of outings have been bad.

I just wanted to show people I could really catch them.

I'm not trying to hit anybody first time out.