The interviews can be a little distracting. But they go by quickly. The important thing is you're pleasing the audience. And I'd rather do interviews than just have microphones around. During the action, things come out that can be embarrassing.

He's a doubles machine. He's as natural a hitter as you'll see.

We'll probably shut him down for the year, ... If he can't pitch in Cleveland, we'll shut him down. It's not a serious thing.

He dug his heels in there. We scored five off him in two innings and he went six innings and didn't give up any more.

He's an intelligent guy. He's very good with mechanics. He's particularly good with putting together game plans on how to pitch the opposition -- utilizing his pitchers' strengths more than opposing hitters' weaknesses, which is a good way to go about it.

With his grandmother passing away, I don't think it was conducive to his best concentration. I think he learned a little bit from that experience. You just don't throw that get-me-over curveball, especially to a team that's swinging the bat as well as Boston.