The Australian looked all right. He's got a nice little breaking ball and a changeup. That's a good sign. It's not like he cost us a fortune. |
The ball ate him up. If anybody can make it in all of baseball, it would be Derrek Lee . |
The ball got a little hot in that inning. We did hit the ball well in that inning also, but we finally caught a break. ... We needed to beat them once, anyway. |
the best he's ever looked. |
The Blue Jays are a fine team. They deserve it. |
The breakfast didn't even get digested, did it? |
The fact is, they could play, |
The first pitch is going to be off the plate, and he swung at it, ... You don't want to do that on the first pitch. |
The kid's never been hit, everywhere he's been. |
The last one was dynamite. |
The only thing I tell them is, 'Look, don't give the other (expletive) team too much credit. It's a baseball game. Just try to win the game.' We had a lot of things go wrong. But my theory is, you got a game every day. |
The people that need the recognition are the nuts-and-bolts guys down below that send us these players ready to go, ... But I'll take this award anytime. I hold it in high esteem. |
The relievers are fine. They'll all be getting their work. |
The two past years have been probably the most challenging of the last 14. They came through for us. It was a very special year. |
Their first guy, he looked pretty darn good; he's a good pitcher. |