Everyone has a budget, I don't care who you are. But they said if we are in a pennant race in the middle of the summer they are going to get some help with added payroll.

I think we match up with anybody because our pitching. In a short series you run your big three out there or four out there. That generally is what wins a series - pitching and defense. If we can catch the ball and not give away any runs like we do sometimes.

You can tell your uncle stuff that you could not tell your dad. That is kind of the role of an uncle. I feel very much like a father sometimes but sometimes I feel like a teammate.

I'm not sure where my career is going here in Cincinnati.

That's what baseball is all about right there, a matter of will.

When you have an opportunity to take the lead and you don't, most of the time something bad happens.

Everybody knows something, and nobody knows everything.