There are still mixed emotions. Everything I've done as a big leaguer has been with the Reds. I see those guys over there. I'm a human being. I like the guys in the Pirates' clubhouse. They've been good to me. But I developed a lot of relationships over there, too.
We have played well here. It's good for us. We've had a lot of years where they've dominated us here.
We're playing real good baseball right now, ... The bottom line is we are getting real good starting pitching. If you get that and some timely hitting, you win ballgames.
When you see the organization signing those guys, you can see there's a commitment. There are a lot of good things happening here.
I have no memory of it, nothing between reaching for the ball ... and then waking up and seeing (Reds catcher Jason) LaRue leaning over me, which wasn't a good sight.
Size was a big deal for them, especially with their big guys playing like they did. We tried to pinch them in on the ends, but that didn't work. We didn't do a good job of that in the first half and that was the game.