I feel even if we don't win another game, we beat Superman in the ninth inning. The kind of pitcher (Hoffman) is, probably the game is over.

I feel that even if we don't win another game, we beat Superman in the ninth. That's something I haven't seen in a long time. Anytime they bring that guy in, everybody knows the game is over.

Greene threw out [the Padres'] Dave Roberts [on a steal attempt on] Sunday and called a good game with Noah [Lowry]. We know he's a good hitter and calls a good game. He's a very lively guy, and he happens to know this division well -- that's a plus here.

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.

It's never over. You don't want to be in the position to be down four runs in the ninth inning, but it's not over until the last out.

To sit on Mike Gonzalez until the ninth inning might have put you in a position where you don't get an opportunity to use him. It just made all the sense in the world.