He`s the manager, man. He put the rules down. We just work here.
We`re playing with a lot of enthusiasm. We`ve got some confidence back.
We have our confidence back.
I had a great first half. And the second half, with my knee, I couldn`t use my left leg. I couldn`t drive the ball. But I think if I`m healthy, I can have another good year.
From now on, `trying hard` isn`t enough. Anybody can try. My mama can try. This time of year, you gotta win.
We`re still alive. We showed today that we still believe.
They wanted to open up room for Ryan, and that`s good -- Ryan Zimmerman is a great player and great prospect, ... The trade will work out for me, too. I`ll be in San Diego with a team that made the playoffs this year.
I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it hard.
We struggle to score runs. So he`s probably thinking a base hit, I`m probably going to get thrown out at home, so he pinch-run for me.
I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.