The days off I've gotten with my foot has really helped me with that. It's a lot better.

You can't guide it. If you hit it hard at somebody, there's nothing you can do.

I don't think we feel like we have a lot of pressure on us. But we feel like we need to finish the job. We keep letting everybody stay in this thing and we need to go home and take care of business.

Chemistry is important, but it can mean a lot of different things.

Everybody's at the point now where they're getting mad,

You try not to hit into double plays, you just try to get good at-bats. I've never been on a team that has had so many at-'em balls. We just have to find ways to get good at-bats.

It's tough to ask a young guy like Jason to carry your offense. Hopefully, we'll help him out, give him some protection in the middle of the lineup and that will make him even better. He's a very talented player.

It's just reaction. You work on those bunt plays in Spring Training. It's just fun to execute them.

The way this season has gone for this team, it wouldn't be any other way,

Everything about that year was special. When I left after that season, I felt like I left before I was supposed to.