I'm in shock. I will say a prayer for him. He hit the home run against us in the World Series. He's a Hall of Fame player. Too bad this happened to him. |
I'm not going to announce it until after the press conference ... We'll see. We'll see how tomorrow [Saturday] goes and I'll talk to all the pitchers today and again tomorrow to see how they're feeling. There's so many combinations that we can go to. |
I'm still energetic with the game. I've still got the passion for it. When I don't, I'll probably just walk away. |
I'm sure he felt good about it. It's surely a confidence builder. |
I've always been an advocate of four out of seven. I know they've looked at this for years. They keep talking about it, but a lot of things would have happen. |
I've been blessed. If I didn't have those two guys, I probably wouldn't still be managing. |
I've had coaches make out lists all day long, ... Some have two (catchers), some have three. |
I've just never understood why everybody tries to get the team in shape the first three or four days. I was in camps when I couldn't even walk the second day, let alone try to do something. |
I've really been counting on him going down the stretch because Mike can be an ace of a staff. He's done it before. |
I've seen him enough in videos and I think he's better now than he was with us, now that he's coming inside the way he is. I really mean that. Before, when he was outside, outside, outside, guys would just dive over the plate at him. |
I've written down every scenario. I'm not going to announce who's pitching until Monday or Tuesday. |
If [Phillies first baseman Jim] Thome ever got healthy and had his swing locked in for a season, he'd hit 70 [homers]. |
If [Wagner] throws that slider like he did last night, Joe DiMaggio wouldn't have hit him. To have a breaking ball and throw as hard as he does, there's not much chance [for hitters]. |
If everything works right, Hudson will open. It's Hudson's turn this year. |
If he pitches like he has this spring during the regular season, we are in great shape. |