The only difference between me and the fans is I can’t eat or drink during the game and you guys can’t make moves. Besides that, we are pretty much the same people.

He did a lot of great things for Seattle. People should be happy to see him pitch.

He hasn't done anything for this team yet,

He had to step up and show the team what kind of pitcher he is. We count on Freddy big time. He's a guy the pitching staff looks up to.

He's a young kid. He's 44, 45 and when you see that happen to anyone you feel shock. It's a shame and I hope everything's fine.

He's come out and pitched two big games for us.

He will know the league better. Last year he battled the league every day--he didn't know the pitchers. Now he has one year under his belt. With a lot of confidence, he should have a good year.

He was throwing the ball real well. The outing before, it was between location and tipping the pitch. You can count on him every time he comes out, because he's a great worker. When you work that hard, it pays off.

I always say you're a good coach when you have good players, ... We have a pretty good pitching staff, it's easy to go coach that one. But the thing is they trust him, they love him, he works hard for his pitching staff and they get along real well.

I always like, when a guy is ready, to give him another day to see how he feels. If he doesn't play tomorrow, we might give him that extra day with the day off Tuesday to make sure he's 100 percent ready.