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.

On-base percentage is great if you can score runs and do something with that on-base percentage. Clogging up the bases isn't that great to me. The problem we have to address more than anything is the home run problem.

You don't want to get beat, number one, and you hate getting shutout, number two, and even worse, no hits.

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

Let them police themselves, and then it goes another step past them to my coaches and there a coach that is responsible for a different area and different category on the field.

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

Everybody knows something, and nobody knows everything.