I felt he deserved the opportunity to start a game. He hasn't started one all year. We were going to read more

I felt he deserved the opportunity to start a game. He hasn't started one all year. We were going to use a lot of guys anyway.

His pitch count was good. We don't have another game until Thursday, so after the fifth inning I told him read more

His pitch count was good. We don't have another game until Thursday, so after the fifth inning I told him I was going to give him a shot to go the full distance. I'm very proud of what we saw from him.

It's a shame the game wasn't on ESPN-Plus because that would have been play of the day for sure. Actually read more

It's a shame the game wasn't on ESPN-Plus because that would have been play of the day for sure. Actually I didn't think my pass was all that good, but Trent got to it and, well, that was awesome.

It's so much better to desire than to have... The moment of desire, when you know something is going to read more

It's so much better to desire than to have... The moment of desire, when you know something is going to happen - that's the most exalting.

Doug Melvin's contract is absolutely being extended,

Doug Melvin's contract is absolutely being extended,

We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at read more

We do have a credible force in the region and are prepared to use it in an appropriate way at a time of our choosing,

Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are read more

Hugging trees has a calming effect on me. I'm talking about enormous trees that will be there when we are all dead and gone. I've hugged trees in every part of this little island.

Lull me with your lullabies.. Serenade me with your souls. Make me dance with symphonies.. Do jazz with amazing melodies.. read more

Lull me with your lullabies.. Serenade me with your souls. Make me dance with symphonies.. Do jazz with amazing melodies.. Rock my world with the basics.. And make me sing acoustics.. Life is short.. Feel it with music..

The proximity of the Bay Area's 7 million residents places our local parks under intense pressure from residential development on read more

The proximity of the Bay Area's 7 million residents places our local parks under intense pressure from residential development on their boundaries. Such development disrupts the natural rhythm of the forest.