We are just "the idiots" this year.

We really didn't have a No. 1 starter all year. Or a No. 2.

And just stupid things the whole year, ... Both shoulders, I had the elbow, a bunch of stupid things that you wish you didn't have.

Moose is going to have a big year. He has many arm angles and he knows how to spot his pitches. He just knows what he's doing out there.

[Johnny Damon , the Red Sox' center fielder who is in the final year of his contract, said he and his agent are waiting to hear from the team to begin talks on a contract extension.] I'd like to finish up my career here and get locked up for a long time, ... I know it's always been Red Sox policy to wait until after the season, but that can get hairy. I don't want to be looking over my shoulder at the All-Star break and thinking, 'OK, what's going on here.'

I'm gaining weight the right way: I'm drinking beer.