He's responded very well. He likes the No. 2 hole. He hit there a lot last year and he can use the whole field, hit behind the runner, hit and run, use his speed. |
He's shown the Padres 80 times what he can do. You don't get too close to the stove without getting burned. |
He's so loose. And he's got great command, too. Really, the kid has everything you look for. |
He's the best [defensive] first baseman in the game. It looked like it came up on him. The important thing is that we took advantage of it. We got the big hit from Ramon, and Clay shut them down. He saved us. |
He's the best fielding pitcher we have. You don't see that too often. He probably tried to make a little too much happen there. |
He's the guy you want out there. We needed a good effort, and we got it. |
He's the kind of guy who's just going to keep getting better and better. He's a guy who is going to supply some real power. |
He's what you're looking for -- tough and strong, a guy who loves to be out there. |
His presence and ability to do some damage can help get this offense clicking. |
Honestly, that wasn't a very good outing. His velocity was fine, but he had trouble getting the ball down. His stuff was good, and that's encouraging, but he made way too many mistakes. |
How we go about things as far as stations is a little different, but nothing major. We always work hard on fundamentals, and we've turned up the volume on that. |
I always liked him when he was with the White Sox, |
I can't say enough about Olivo and what he's done for us. [But] Ramon has experience; he's one of the best catchers in the game. It's nice to see him back there. |
I certainly enjoyed having Grady here on the staff. He was a big help to me. I'm glad he got another opportunity to manage. |
I didn't think gender was even an issue anymore. |