You've got to get a lot of things out of your head when you are hurt year in and year out. You go back and have the same injury again, that stays in your head. I was able to overcome all of that. Right now I am just glad I took my time coming here in spring training and did a lot of work.

The guy was very aggressive. It's not like he was pitching around everybody. We just couldn't do our job.

You know, ... sometimes it's good that you don't have all those eyes on you.

I couldn't do any running, couldn't do any lifting, because I couldn't push my leg.

I'd have to say, easily, it's been my worst year,

I felt today that my knee was stronger than what it was, ... Right now, it's just going to be pain. ... The cortisone shot helped me a lot and also the time off the field I was able to get.

I felt very good. I very excited. I'm happy to get that one under my belt. I don't know what to say.

Hopefully Soriano can decide to play the outfield, and he can be the guy that steps up for him. Now we definitely need Soriano to play outfield.

I don't know if I'm going to be here by the time they build the stadium, but obviously that's a great step. This ball club is going forward, and that's very good news.

I haven't had an MRI yet, so I don't know what the situation is.