Willie answers back ] "There's no way he could know what I said to any of my coaches. He wasn't sitting on my shoulder right next to me when we were talking. I knew what I wanted to do. I made the decision. I said to you guys what I did - over and over and over - on radio, on TV. I've been very cooperative on this. Again, forgive me if I don't play into this. Forgive me if I don't. To me, you get a little cloud, and the only way it rains is to poke a hole in it. I'm not going to do that. "Cliff's entitled to say what he wants to say. Cliff's always been very outspoken, I understand that. I love Cliff Floyd. I thought at the time whatever he could give us a chance to win the ballgame. It's all about winning the game." Manuel followed his manager's lead, keeping his comments to reporters brief, but in a good-natured way. "It's a cloud with no rain," said Manuel, meaning a story with no substance. "I love Cliff Floyd, but it's a cloud with no rain."