I always wait for something miraculous to happen. I probably don't think it's going to happen, but I'll keep doing what they ask me to do.

With scar tissue, you don't know how it's going to heal or what's going to happen with it. Dr. Yocum told me, 'Once December comes, you might throw two balls and know you've got no chance. Or you might go out and throw for three weeks and it won't bother you.' But it's not something where it's 100 percent yes, you're going to be there, or 100 percent no.

I happen to think those things are going to happen for Indianapolis.

I'll say this. Any team that wins using a closer by committee better have a fantastic offense.

It's doing a lot better than it was. I'm back to normal everyday stuff. I haven't gotten to where I think I'm comfortable enough to start picking up a ball and start chucking it yet, but I still have the whole offseason to get that ready and come firing in the spring. I'll know a lot more on Friday when Dr. Yocum looks at it.

I think it was the right thing to do, obviously. It was something nobody wanted to happen but everybody probably realized had to happen. You can't take that chance.