A lot of his home runs last season were to right field. He has opposite-field pop like (Boston's) Manny Ramirez. He's a strong kid. He's going to be a great one.

I've heard they may put me in right some. I've never played right, but it can't be too much different from left, I don't think. I have to be smart. I can't be all crazy, diving around. I'm 34 years old and weigh 230 pounds; that's a hard impact.

It's not like we're swinging the bats bad. We're hitting the ball hard. It's just we're not lucky right now. It's got to turn around. I mean, it has to.

I told (my blockers) to open up a hole and I'd take it home, ... I was supposed to keep right, but I had seen a hole in the middle and I took the daylight. I'm grateful for my teammates.

I don't feel like we have this big huge advantage at home. I feel a little more distracted at home for whatever reason. Maybe we've gotten used to playing on the road. The biggest difference, for me is that I'm not going to have a very long drive home after the game.

I think it's time for the team to go home,