You have to say something. Honesty is what Boone wants from his pitchers. The problem is the guys that aren't being used always feel like they're on the bubble. They'll hide it from you. It's a hard thing for a pitcher.
Most veterans know that.
Boone expects the pitcher to know his body, and Graves agrees with him. Some guys cry when they're stiff, which I don't understand. If you're trying to bridge to your good guys with waiver-wire guys, you'll have what I went through with Kansas City,'' he said. It seemed like Sully and me were out there every game for the sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth . . . We can't continue to do that year after year after year.