He threw a rocket. He's a heck of a player.

He threw some good pitches early that got called balls, and it just seemed we got in some bad counts because of that. No offense to the umpire. I thought he threw the ball better than his line showed for sure.

If you look at the way he was continually getting strike one down in the zone ... if he does that, he can do whatever he wants.

That's below the knees, high 90s, and guys are trying to touch it.

It's incredible. If they can keep their heads on straight, they'll be great.

It's not like he has to earn our respect. He walked in here with it.

It's not like we're just launching pop-ups out of the park. We're doing the little things, we're running the bases, getting guys over when we need it and we're getting great pitching, and that's the key.

It's a little tough to focus on the job. We're playing with a heavy heart. It's really tough. It makes it emotional.

They feed off their crowd. They're an emotional team. They get one guy on, and it's like a huge rally. The crowd goes crazy ... truly the extra-man effect.

You still have to go out and compete. We signed on to play 162 games, not 140 games and shut it down. If you're any kind of professional, it's important to show what kind of pride you have.