Talk about pitching a great game. He's mixing in his breaking ball and his changeup just enough to keep them off the sinker at times. Brandon, when he's got that sinker going like that, he's tough to deal with. |
Terry's a great influence to have in the clubhouse. He'll take the ball anytime, and he's not scared out there. I'm excited about having him. |
That can be one of the most difficult spots in the lineup to hit. |
That ended up being fairly big. |
That guy was my hero, |
That might have been the best at-bat we've had this spring. To go down 0-2 like that and battling back ... he's a guy that is intriguing. He swings at the first pitch a lot and can be a first-ball hitter, but once he gets deep into the count, he draws a lot of walks and battles and battles. That is mental toughness is what it is. |
That sets the tone for everything. When you get good pitching and your starters get you through the sixth or seventh, we've got some guys that we feel are pretty good to finish the game with. [Buddy] Groom, [Jose] Valverde ... When our starters go deep into a game, we feel good about getting the win. |
That was a huge play. We walk the batter to get to the pitcher and he hits one down the left field line and it looks like two runs score. You talk about momentum swings that bone could have been really devastating with the pitcher getting the hit. |
That's about as well-pitched a game as I've seen this year. |
That's his m.o.. Everybody said he will get out of his own jams if you are patient with him. |
That's one of the things we have to take a look at. I haven't seen Drew and I don't know how far along he is. Royce has done a great job this year. And Alex is a guy who can do it, too, so we do have some options. |
That's one thing about Helton, you're always aware of where he is. You talk about (San Francisco Giants slugger Barry) Bonds, and I'm telling you it's the same deal with Helton. As soon as the last out in the eighth (was made), I'm looking at the card to see where we are with Helton. That's the way it is every inning. |
That's pretty impressive for an 18-year-old. |
That's the one thing about Helton. You're always aware of where he is. You talk about [Barry] Bonds, and I'm telling you, it's the same thing with Helton. |
That's the worst three innings of baseball I've seen at the big-league level. But to come back like that was just as impressive as bad as those three innings were. |