Cleveland took a chance on me when nobody else would, so it was an easy decision. |
He doesn't wear jewelry, pimp his home runs and give hugs afterward. He hits 'em, puts his head down and runs. It's refreshing in this day and age, to say the least. |
I have Ortiz, and then Manny [Ramirez] behind him. I don't want to walk [Ortiz], so I tried to be aggressive down. I was, and he got it. He's a great hitter. He gets paid a lot of money. He got me. |
I knew that one year after surgery, I wouldn't be as good as two years after surgery. |
Obviously, we're scuffling. We lost two of our top guys to injury, and, as a staff, we're not pitching well. |