Quotes by Mark Mann

“He will be throwing bullpens in Dayton on an every-other-day basis until we return to Cincinnati.”

“Hes progressing. Right now, were primarily concerned about the quad strain that he had and his ability to work through that, but to this point hes tolerated everything pretty well.”

“The MRI showed nothing like what he had a couple of years ago with his ankle, ... Its not as if he pulled it off the bone. It does show inflammation in the area. A strain by definition does involve inflammation of the tissue, and it can be associated with a tear.”

“He felt good. No problems at all.”

“I dont know where this report came from, but he has a strained foot. Were going to progress him over the course of the next couple days and see how he feels this weekend.”

“By definition, a strain is a tearing of tissue. There is tearing, to some degree. But its not as if this thing [the tendon] is pulled off the bone in any way. That is not the case. But [the MRI exam] does show inflammation in that area. Thats why the diagnosis of a strain was put on this.”

“Hes doing better. He got here early today for treatment, he ran on the track, said he felt good. He just has a little bit of palpable soreness, really doesnt have any evident swelling. Were going to progress him over the course of the weekend in regards to his running and just take it day-by-day, see how he feels.”

“Well progress him over the weekend in regards to his running, ... and just take it day by day and see how he feels.”

“He felt good. He has palpable soreness, but he really doesnt have any evident swelling. Well progress him over the course of the weekend, with regard to his running, and see how it goes.”

“Obviously he would have to have a pinch-runner. I think [the pinch-hitting] would have to be in an emergency situation.”