We just need to start playing better ball. We need to understand that we're not playing junior varsity softball anymore, where we can make six or seven errors a game and still slop our way to victory.

I'm not that young anymore. You're playing dominoes after midnight, it kind of wears on you. You have to start watching every play you make so you don't mess up.

When all the girls were getting all made up and getting into all that girl stuff in junior high I was out playing softball or touch football with the guys.

It's not great, ... Once you get out there and start playing, that's just the way it is. With my shins and everything else I've been through that is so painful, I've done this before, so it's not really that frightening.

It's just a tune-up for the playoffs. You don't want to leave this thing not playing your best ball, that's for sure.

It's going to be at least five or six days before he can pick up a ball and start playing catch again. We'll progress him from there according to what he can tolerate.