He's a great communicator and motivator. You know he's got your back. You know if he has something to do with you, it's going to be done in an office instead of in public. He's not there to embarrass you. He's got your back, and for that reason, you've got his.

252

It got me on the bill of the helmet. It wasn't an ear hole shot. It didn't drop me. But it frightened me a bit. I'm off to a rough start this spring.

201

We didn't really help (Capuano) on offense. He was giving us pitches to hit; we just hit them right at people and were trying to pull the ball a little too much.

186

That's usually how this game works. It makes no sense, either way. So much of the tempo is always set early.

146

He made it look easy. He had good command of his cutter. He was getting strike one with his fastball and cutting all the lefties in on their hands.

144

He was unbelievable. His velocity, his location, his breaking ball. It's huge to have him throw like that.

140

Put it this way. [Sheets'] demeanor was not what it normally would be under the circumstances.

137

He looked like the old Ben. A lot of guys go out there with less stuff than he had today.

117

He had good command of his cutter. He was getting strike one with his fastball and then cutting all the lefties in on their hands and just being able to stay on the attack. He did a great job of not messing around and making effective pitches.

105