“You take us over the course of a long schedule and obviously we couldn't stick with (the Americans). But a lot of things can happen and you don't necessarily need the big all-star team.”
“It's just something that tightened up on me and hasn't let go. I'm hoping I can get someone to drop an elbow in there and loosen it up. I plan to be ready to on the seventh [Tuesday]. I'll save Bay from being in center field. I'm all fired up for this.”