As long as he's not naked, he can be here any way he wants. But if he wants to be on the bench, and if he wants to be with the guys, he's more than welcome.

Hey, I'm fine. I'm not playing.

I'm not concerned about it. I'm a little angry about it because I know this kid is better that what he is. I'm not going to sit here and blast Marte. But gosh, if he knows how important he is for us and he thinks for one second how important he is for this team, [maybe] he will pitch better.

It's not a confusing problem for me because I can say McCarthy isn't pitching any more, that's it. I have enough guts to do that. I'm crazy enough to say that. But right now that's not the point. The point is what's the best for the team, not what's best for McCarthy.

Strikes. He makes guys swing bats. He's not afraid.

When you're going to face the Cleveland Indians, you've got to bring your ace game. Freddy was not on. You face that type of lineup, you get behind, you will get hit.