Maybe I keep wanting it to drop, but I think 87, 88 wins is going to win [the Wild Card], ... I said 90, 92 at the start of the season. It looks like the Braves are going to win [the National League East with] at least 90. |
Maybe it can stay 1-0 after the fifth and then it will downpour. Maybe (the remnants of Hurricane) Rita can speed up and pour on them, maybe make the game end there. |
McKeon went that way because Pierre was struggling and they still had a .300 hitter at the top, ... I think he had more options than I have. |
Michaels was very adequate in center and real good at the corners. As our No. 2 hitter, he concentrated on getting on base and on moving runners, and I think that took away from his power. He did a hell of a job, but I think he could hit more home runs. |
Mota can handle that setup role (in the bullpen). If he's healthy, he can do it. He has a good arm. He pitched good against us last year. |
My brother called me from North Carolina this year and told me about this [negative] story he read on the Internet, ... Finally, I said, 'Bob, don't call me. I don't want to hear about it.' |
Myers was very good. He had a tremendous curveball. He got in a rhythm in the fourth inning and cruised. He kept his composure. He was totally relaxed. |
Ninety would get us fat without eating. |
No, I didn't realize that he hadn't hit a home run. But he picked a good time to hit one. |
Nothing Ryan does surprises me. What's great about Ryan, aside from his attitude, is he's only going to get better. He has so much potential that it's scary. This young man is going to play and succeed in this league for a very long time. |
Of course we have to play better at home. If we went on the road and played like this, I'd say that we have to play better on the road. Basically, what I'm saying is we have to play better, period. |
Of course, we'd like to have Jim Thome having a Jim Thome year. But at the same time, I want him to get well. I want him to get healthy. I want him where he's 100 percent and swinging the bat good again. |
Of course, we'd like to have Jim Thome having a Jim Thome year. But at the same time, I want him to get well. I want him to get healthy. I want him where he's 100% and swinging the bat good again. |
Of course, we've got to play better at home. Basically, what I'm saying is that we've got to play better, period, whether we're at home or on the road. |
Once he really gets comfortable and focused, he'll be fine. The game he pitched in St. Louis [last season], that was no fluke. |