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

We are just "the idiots" this year.

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.'

He's done very, very well. He started last year for the most part and has remained the starter this year. He needs to keep improving, getting better day in and day out and becoming a big, strong, hard, nasty defender.