We're talking about a guy who's going into the Hall of Fame. He's got great presence, and what he's accomplished in the game is pretty remarkable, especially being a catcher. It's amazing, everybody knows about his power but this guy is a lifetime .300 hitter. He's a smart hitter, and what you appreciate when you watch Mike, even though he's a catcher and can't run like (Mike) Cameron, he's full-bore all the time. I mean, he gives you everything on the field. |
We've been cautious with him. If he feels anything, we're going to back him off. |
We've been very cyclical with our hitting. That's what has kept us from getting on a roll and a nice winning streak. |
We've discovered the hard way there's no way to pitch to him. He's such a disciplined hitter at the plate and has such good plate coverage, it's almost like you can't even trust your pitchers to pitch around him. You've just got to intentionally walk him. |
We've got to come out of this -- we will. Their guy threw well. We're giving [pitchers] credit, I know, but we can't get down. You battle, grind it out, keep your head up. You've got to believe you'll come out of it. |
We've got to come out of this and we will. Their guy did throw well. I know we're giving credit a lot lately, but he threw well. |
We've got to come out of this. It seems like we're giving (opposing pitchers) credit a lot lately. We can't get down. There is no easy answer. |
We've got to shower it off and come out and be ready to go, |
Well, I've got a full bench, ... and I'm gonna use 'em. |
What a great job he's done. He's been a nice surprise for us. When you make changes like we have in the bullpen, you need somebody to come through for you, and he has. |
What a job he did. He had good stuff, good command. It wasn't as pretty as we would have liked but we'll take it. |
What a nice job he did, ... He gave us a great effort there. It was an outstanding ballgame. We needed it, because we didn't do a lot of scoring, either. |
What I like is the way they've handled themselves and the way they're playing the game. They're showing a lot of maturity. |
What was impressive is Jake knew what we were looking for, he knew the boys needed a rest down there in the bullpen, he just went out there and pitched his heart out, that's just a terrific effort, he really picked us up there. |
What we want to do is play good ball like we did tonight, ... There's some pride involved. |