He's got a real funky motion that's deceptive to hitters.

He's a guy who has gone to the post for me and Stu (Wings pitching coach Stu Cliburn ) many times in the past. He's a bulldog and a great competitor.

I just told the first-base umpire that he made his call a little too quick. It was a close, bang-bang play, and we all saw that the call was not the right decision. I just told the guy to let the play develop a little bit longer before calling him out or safe.

I've got 24 guys and I'm going to play everybody. You don't have to worry about keeping the nine starters happy. They're playing. I want the guys on the bench to always be ready at the beck and call.

It's mind-boggling. I leave here at night and it's on my mind all hours of the morning. Who should play?

That's impressive. All good things must come to an end, but what a credit to those guys out in the bullpen. That's an explosive team over there (Norfolk).

That's where we'll put him every day. He's going to add a lot to this club.

Some things were a little slow motion out there. I think the weather, with the day off (Friday), might have got our guys a bit.

Stu has these guys prepared. We go over the other team's weakness.

I've always said that early in the season when it's cold it's important to score first. Pitching and defense are the name of the game, and we had both today.