I know how deeply I believe in that relationship and how it impacts the win column. No one is going to win unless the pitching staff does a great job and the catchers are true extensions of the pitchers. So why not bring these people together as closely as possible? That's what we're trying to do.

Joe Maddon

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I have no qualms about him whatsoever. This guy is going to be one of the best pitchers in the American League within the next three years. I think the world of him. That stuff just happens.

I have no explanation for that.

When it comes down to it, it's one in the win column for the team. That's what really matters.

— Jon Garland

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I like the fact that he bent a little bit but didn't break. That's the whole issue. There was no big inning to be had. He stayed out of the big inning, and that is why he ended up getting the win. Pure and simple. I like the way he hung in there, and that's something for him to build on.

It was different than I have been led to believe. I felt like I was in Arizona. The bus rides weren't bad. It was almost exactly like doing it in Arizona, as it turned out. No difference for me.

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