[To Tigers coaches, Wednesday's win was worth the second-guessing they took after Tuesday's loss.] This gives him confidence, ... He'll be able to draw from this situation for a while. It's big. |
He was throwing really hard today. He had his good changeup. He missed too often with high fastballs, but that's just overthrowing. |
He's got a great arm, throws 96 [mph]. He has a split grip that's already pretty much in place. He just needs some fine-tuning. But I'm happy we have him. He's a talented guy. Colon is going through a period where it's not us adjusting to him, it's him relaxing. He came to the organization and felt a lot of pressure. He knows who he was traded for. He has a lot to prove in his mind, and he hasn't quite relaxed yet. But he will. |
I thought he became a man that day. I thought it was a great learning opportunity, and he took advantage of it. |
I'm going to tell them that our job is to get our guys ready for the start of the season, |
I'm sorry, that's the way it is. |
I've got a little plan for him each year and so far he's exceeded every plan I've had, ... At the end of '06 he's going to be a premier pitcher, and the '07 season is going to be one when all the pieces are there. |
I've got a little plan for him each year and so far he's exceeded every plan I've had. At the end of '06 he's going to be a premier pitcher, and the '07 season is going to be one when all the pieces are there. |
I've never been one to rush 'em, |
That was a great day, |
That's the day I think he learned how to use his fastball a little bit. |
The Central has turned from a weak division into baseball's strongest. |
This bullpen has a lot of pitchers. The game kind of dictated that. It was nothing by design. It's just that it was obvious [Douglass] wasn't going to get the ball down. |
We wanted to find somebody out there who can get somebody out. You keep running them out there until you find one. |