I get a kick out of watching a team defense me. A player moves two steps in one direction and I hit it two steps the other way. It goes right by his glove and I laugh.

Your first hit in the majors - that's tops. It means you're on your way. When you get the first hit, then you can get the rest.

It's a very slow process - two steps forward, one step back - but I'm inching in the right direction.

We are gelling as an offensive unit and playing tough defense. We are getting everything going in the right direction and just learning how to win.

When I throw a curve that hangs and it goes for a hit, I want to chew up my glove.

I probably visualize myself, the shots I'm going to get in the game, how I'm going to play defense, what we have to do to stop the other team's best player, what it's going to take out of me, the whole aspect of the game.