Relievers have a tendency to get ready early. They'll be a little more advanced than the starters. |
Roberts and Hudson are close. Orlando is one of the premier second baseman in the game. Garth Iorg did a great job with him in the minors. Orlando reminds me of Frank White the way he plays the game. |
Rocket looked at me and looked fatigued. He says, 'What do you got out there?' That was a sign that he felt like I did. We probably had a better shot with a fresh arm out there. |
Roger threw the ball very well. |
Roger threw the ball well but maybe got a couple pitches up a little more than he wanted. Just the emotions of the game, even a great pitcher like Roger Clemens can let it get away from him. |
Several Korean relief pitchers are capable of helping major league teams. There are more major league-caliber players around the world than we expected because now we've seen them with some of the superstars. |
That's one of the things I'm most proud of is the character of the guys on this roster. They're anxious to step up and play for their country. |
That's the aspect of international play that many of us have never dealt with before. You just don't know what's going to happen. Canada came out smoking against us, and now Mexico comes out smoking against . |
That's the perils of pool play. |
That's the perils of pool play. You have to be conscious of not falling too far behind and having big run differentials. You have to continue to grind. |
That's the way it is -- we created it ourselves. That's the unique aspect of this. Now, it's up to Korea and Japan. |
That's the way it is — we created it ourselves. |
The depth of the team is the bullpen. You play eight games in a span of three weeks, you need great relief pitching. |
The Koreans threw some pitches really well when they had to. You have to really commend their pitchers for making quality pitches. |
The other night when we were playing Korea, Roger was studying the Mexican hitters' hitting charts. He is into it. We certainly hope to give him some run support and let him do his thing. |