From his point of view, once we got Wily Mo, this probably was not the best place to be.

I think his knee is bothering him, probably more than he?s let on.

I'll go this week at some point, I'll get a physical. I just need to take care of myself. I wouldn't be the only person in this boat. We try so hard to do as good as we can and when things aren't going that way, I think the obvious answer to all of us is, 'Spend more time here.' I'll probably collapse for a little while here, but then I need to take care of myself a little bit so I can do my job and be healthy.

He was already at the point of the game where we're going to go to the bullpen if anything happens. When we got out there he said his knee was burning. I don't think he re-injured it. He just had a lot of pitches and wear and tear from the game.

He's an awesome guy. He's one of the best players in the league. All the things we bragged about him the last couple of years, they don't just go away because he changed his uniform. He's a good player with short hair, long hair, it doesn't matter.

You get to the ninth inning and your stomach is clear up to here. But it's not because of your job. It is because you want to win so badly.