Jonathan Papelbon

you're probably going to go out there and perform well each and every day that you're confident about yourself.

So, you know, he's got a little bit of a bruised ego right now.

But, you know, I still think the talent is there.

You know, the talent and the pitch selection, the pitch velocity, everything that he has, the spin rate, everything.

Everything that he has that's going for him, I think that it's all still there.

His confidence is beat up right now.

The last thing you want is throwing out a closer that doesn't have any confidence.

That's never going to work.

Your closer has to have the utmost confidence.

and going out there and securing the last hardest outs of the game.

Well, you know, for me, I always try to, you know, just still be a good teammate, man.

You got to be a good teammate at the end of the day.

And try your best to understand that business is business, man.

And it's never going to change.

Just like Alex Cora understands, business is business.

These decisions and moves are being made on a daily basis for the best of the club, and you've got to try to understand that and go about and handle your own business and control what you can control.

I think that if you just go out there and control what you can control, then you're going to put yourself in a good situation night in and night out.

You're almost like a kicker in the NFL compared to you, the hero or the goat.

But, um, you know, I enjoyed that.

And, um, you know, we'll see what happens in tonight's game.