The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my Daddy.

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.

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

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

I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?

The only people I ever felt intimidated by in my whole life were Bob Gibson and my Daddy.

That's the reality of it. Everybody has a big two or three. The health of those big two or three ... there's a lot riding on it.