To be considered a piece of the puzzle in the future of this team means a lot to me.
Some guys look forward to their free agency years so they can go to a contender. To me, that's what I'm doing. I believe in what this team is doing.
This is the team they've spent money on. It's a good lineup. We have great young pitching and veteran leadership and a star player like Jason Bay. We have the team to make a move this year. We have the team to do it.
It's been tough for us, no question. I think we're a better team this year. We just have to go out and pitch well. If we throw a good game, we have a chance to beat them. We have the potential to hit and score some runs.
The teams that are the best teams find a way to win when they don't have their best games. The offense finds a way to score runs. I think we haven't really grasped that idea yet.