He has handled the situation very professionally and he's made a big fan out of me because of that. It's great to have a player like him on the bench that you can put into the lineup and the other team knows he's a significant factor to contend with.

No question in my mind. You are talking about people who have great baseball minds and are tireless workers.

This whole weekend shows how great a sports town Pittsburgh is. The people here really care about these teams.

It's great to get him back in camp with us. I saw a guy on TV who really liked the arena that he was in.

As a two-hole hitter, this guy has the capability for doing great things for us offensively.

He had a tough time today, but that happens. You have to keep in mind that he's only 22 years old. He isn't going to be great every time out. I thought his mechanics were off a little bit.

He had a tough time today, but that happens. You have to keep in mind that he's only 22 years old. He isn't going to be great every time out. I thought his mechanics were off a little bit.

It was a great game. We did everything we could to win the game to avoid being swept.

Offensively, we did some great things. To get back in the game in the manner in which we did took some great at-bats.

The frustrating part is you still have memories of how great a player this guy is.

The incentive is the game. You've got to play the game. Regardless of where you are. It seems like this month of August has been horrible and we've been fighting uphill the whole time. Tomorrow is Sept. 1, and hopefully we'll have a great September.

He's got a good tempo, good rhythm going, great control, great movement. When things are going good, you don't worry about why they're going good -- you just keep on going good. It's like surfing -- you ride it to the beach instead of worrying about when you're going to fall off.

He struggled some last season. He made some mistakes he doesn't usually make, and they didn't miss them. He's in great shape.

I don't know if anybody is going to pitch that long. That's No. 1. He's a great competitor, a great guy and a great teammate.

He's such a great human being that you want him to go out on his terms. Very rarely do guys get to go out on their terms, how they'd like to go out. He just told me it was time.

It was hard real hard. Rem was great about it. He's a real pro.

It was a great comeback victory after we gave them those two runs. 'Z' pitched outstanding. Our bullpen did a great job.

It's great having his presence and having him in the lineup, just having him on the field.

It's a great run by Greg. The guys really wanted to win for him. We left him out there to give him a chance ... to win.

It's a great sight to see on this side. We saw it on the other side all the time. We're just glad he's on our side instead of cursing him on the other side.

They are both throwing the ball good. It's just a matter of location most of the time. I'm confident it will come. They've pitched well in the past, so why wouldn't they pitch well in the present and future? I'm not too worried. You want them to be in great form right now, but we do have some time. They have a couple of starts left.

The young man has done a great job as far as not being affected by outside influences.

They've done a great job of not only him pitching well there but getting ready for us, too, which they promised us they would do.

This guy is in great shape -- this is the best shape I've seen him in. Our trainers went down and checked on him. They saw him this winter. He's doing pretty good. He hasn't played baseball for awhile so we still have to break him in slowly.