We knew if we could just get one big play we'd be OK. Cato got that interception and we turned it around from there.

He called me up and said, 'Corey, you know, listen, I'm going to let you go,' ... He knew that was a tremendous opportunity for me. And they were comfortable in the position that they were moving, getting some of those young guys in there. And from a business standpoint, it saves them some money. So there were no hard feelings. It was somewhat of a surprise because I had the tag on me all offseason.

We knew it was going to be a fight when Marvin got a personal foul. That's a rarity. But he held his own. He's a fighter.

This team is poised to make a big run starting with this week. We've not played a meaningful game in a month. Guys are just ready to get out there and play a meaningful game with title implications behind it.

Slaves weren't allowed to read or write and they hardly knew English. The one thing they had in common was different tunes. In these songs, they gave very detailed instructions for how to escape into Canada.

My first year in the big leagues was when he was with the Mariners. He's one of the game's greatest pitchers, but I don't get too excited over matchups and stuff like that.