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Curt was good and got stronger as the game went on. He's the guy that we wanted out there on Opening Day and it's really nice to see him out there and healthy.

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I heard him let out a little yelp. I had a good idea what happened. Either that or Tom Brady had thrown for a touchdown.

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He almost tore my hand off. I don't want to go anywhere near him.

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Last year he learned how to be a major league starter on a real good team. He hit a couple bumps in the road earlier, but he's good.

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You wipe the slate clean. It's probably a good feeling for him. He caught a break. And good for him.

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I thought this was by far the best. He's got a fair chance now to be himself.

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His fastball has been getting hit. When he's gone to his off-speed pitches, he's been real successful. But he can't sneak that fastball by right now. He's just not locating it good enough and he's been getting hit around a little bit. It won't happen all year.

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Boston scored only eight runs in the three games against the A's and a total of 24 runs in their last eight. Jason Varitek's slump is at 4-for-41 and Damon's at 5-for-26. I don't think you can score nine runs a game the whole year. ... It doesn't work like that.

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I don't think we did. I hope they do.

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He didn't let them spread it out (after falling behind 5-0). As far as he goes, I think he looked more confident. The velocity of his fastball is fine. Executing it and throwing his other pitches, I thought he got a lot better.

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It looked like at a certain point in the game, he started hitting all his spots. And add to that, when you get a lefty in our ballpark on a day like (Sunday), where there is so much contrast with the brightness, it gets tough.

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I've actually been happy with our spring. Our workouts have been good. Guys have done exactly what we've asked them to do.

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He has a good arm. It gets easier as you get to know guys and get a feel.

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Yeah, he tolerated it pretty well, ... I think the hope is, and again, we might be reaching a little bit, the hope is that he might be available towards the end of the week. If he's available, he's a pretty good hitter. From where I sit, I appreciate him trying.

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I thought it was a nice reward. He'd hit that line drive to the right spot.

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It's always going to be command. Again, having the extra velocity gives you a little bit more room for error. Having the ability to reach back for a little bit more at certain times of the game, I think, is more important than having a consistent 95 mph fastball. He's shown that time and time again this spring.

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Before he could get in a rhythm, he was down four runs. He just didn't have command of his pitches.

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You feel better after a win. But it's not like we can live it up and pound our chests. We have to beat one of the best pitchers in baseball tomorrow.

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Anytime you give extra outs, extra opportunities, it is not good. When things don't happen always perfect, we come back and don't let it throw us for a loop.

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I know they didn't have video. I'm not sure what they're going on. So I'm not sure really how to give you a real good comment. It seems like a lot. ... I think it's a bit stiff.

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Our bullpen looks really good.

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Good at-bats. It's nice. First pitch, (he hits a) line drive. He ran the bases really well.

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The prognosis is very good. I think four months is when he's allowed to start throwing, give or take. That's the basic diagnosis. I think he's very optimistic about being able to pitch again like he can pitch.

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It means we have one of the most dangerous hitters in the game hitting back-to-back with David Ortiz. When Manny gets hot, he's not going to hit singles. We hope he hits a bunch of homers.

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This was one of those things where Theo thought to himself that if we found ourselves in a 12-inning game at some point this weekend and a situation arises where we could use him and we didn't have him . . . he'd be kicking himself.

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