Carpenter did an amazing job, ... We all knew he had had a couple of bad outings. But there was no doubt in my mind he would be the Carpenter we knew and we had seen all year.

I definitely feel like there's a more level playing field over the last few years and a lot more clubs have high hopes now.

He's probably on a fourth-grade level and he's doing OK.

Hey, it's not that easy, I tell you, it's not that easy at all, ... As a hitter, all we try to do is just get a pitch that we can handle and lay off the other stuff.

Hey, six RBIs is huge, especially under the postseason pressure,

I hold the record, but I wasn't aware of that and then it was brought to my attention. Once I understood that, it was pretty cool. I'm going to add to it. You've got this right.

I know a lot of people want to think I was remembering that, but I wasn't,

I'm one of those guys who believe things get better with age. This is all about preparation for opening day and I'm feeling good about where things are at this point.

I'm from South Carolina and there's not much stuff to do and bowling is like at the top of the totem pole there.

I'm ready. I don't think I'm going to be tentative at all. When you're injured, you try to get those things out of your mind and focus on what you need to focus on.