I feel sorry for him, given the timing of it. You think he's on top of the world after getting 3,000 hits.

Ten is a little light, ... Ten, you can get away with it as a team, but 20, you're hurting your ball club.

It's just one of those feel-good stories, singing the national anthem at the Oriole game.

Doubling it is good. I think 10 is a little light. Ten you can get away with as a team. You can do without a guy for 10 days, but 20, you're kind of hurting your ballclub, too. Not just your own public scrutiny, but you're hurting your ballclub to win.

We need him happy. He's the team leader. I'm hoping he was frustrated or it was taken out of context.

This isn't a shut case. It's not easy to [release a player] like that, I know. Yeah, he's made some mistakes, but a lot of people have. We're just going to have to see how it plays out.