He is playing so good in every facet of the game. He's hitting fourth, and that's because nothing bothers him. He just plays. He's been as important as anybody we have; he's had an outstanding year.

Hal talked about Scott's last two pinch-hitting appearances [before the homer] and the fact that he drew two walks. That was two very good at-bats where he was seeing the ball.

We're not hitting on all cylinders, defensively. When we're playing good, I'll let you know.

He hasn't started working out hard yet. I don't know enough about his stroke. He missed a lot of playing time in spring training, so I don't know how quick (his return) can be.

You can do anything you want with him. You can hit-and-run with him, bunt. We push the game with him quite a bit.

My whole concentration on the game is affected by a pitch that got away. You know, that looks so terrible. The guy is a great pro. I just talked to Julian in there for a long time. Nothing against him, as soon as he fell out of his delivery...the ball has to get down. He's a sinker ball pitcher. That incident screws up the whole night for me.