“One night we're playing San Francisco at home and Troy pulled a ball foul, it hit me right in the butt. (Giants second baseman) Ray Durham nearly fell down he was laughing so hard. I didn't go down, didn't even rub. But man it hurt. Troy got a kick out of that.”
“This is fun. You hear some of those stories earlier? These people love baseball. They want to be around it. They want to learn about it. You can't beat that.”
“He's really the only right-handed hitter on the team I have to worry about. I'll probably be up the line a little farther, especially if there isn't anyone on base.”