We're in good shape because our offence has been very good at this point.

He's always going to give up hits, he's aggressive in the strike zone.

He's pretty steady with what he does each year. He drives in his share of runs. He'll probably hit close to 20 home runs. I've heard where he's going to hit more than that, and we'd love that, but that's not something he needs to do.

Going outside our area to play good teams is something we like doing, whether it's from the other end of Ohio or out of state.

He (Rios) wasn't benched (yesterday), he wasn't going to play (yesterday), ... Reed (Johnson) got three hits the night before and that's why he's in right.

We had no choice (yesterday), we had to get some innings out of him. But we weren't going to abuse him by any means.

He's our closer. He's a big part of our team. You win together, you lose together.

He's a good hitter, and he's having a tremendous September. He could arguably be the Rookie of the Year, and he should be here for a long time. He's starting to fit in; he's very talented -- and clutch.

We didn't believe the imposition of a liquor license suspension was commensurate with the offense. We were expecting to get a warning or something of that nature.

He's out there and he's healthy. They found some holes, but I thought he pitched OK. He was around the plate.