Whoever wins this thing is going to earn it. No one is going to back into anything. |
Winning takes care of all of that, |
With the bases loaded, I want him to get a good ball to hit and drive the ball, ... At the same time, you have to be disciplined enough to know your strike zone. I think everybody gets away from it when their adrenaline's going and they get anxious to hit. |
Without a doubt, that put a big hurt on us. |
Yeah, he had some trouble in that first inning and gave up four runs. He just had a little trouble getting the ball down. But he's fine. He had his breaking ball working real good. |
Yeah, he's having a good year. But I think next year will be even better. |
Yeah, I know him. He hit three home runs against us one day. He's got some power. It might take awhile before he masters everything as a hitter, but he'll hold his own right now. |
Yeah, I talked to some guys about our team coming out here. It's a big park. You can get some hits here. The ball carries good here, but you can't get caught up in that. You just concentrate on hitting the ball good. |
Yeah, I was surprised in a way. I guess Bobby figured (Hudson) would be his man. |
Yeah. Yes, it was (tough to sit Howard), ... But also, I think today is a good time to rest him. And also, I got him available whenever they bring a right-hander in there. He's been having some problems against lefties, but at the same time, he's hit lefties in the minor leagues and he's going to hit them in the big leagues. |
You can't say he's not a tough guy. He never tells you he's hurt. If you ask him, he always says he's fine. |
You know how people been asking me about Howard getting pitched around? I guess you have to put Franklin behind him. He scared him into pitching to him. |
You know what they call that? Baseball. I've been in baseball for 40-some years and I haven't been able to figure this game out. That's what makes you stay up late at night. That's what makes you care. That's what makes you come back the next day and try harder. It's hard to explain this game. It's amazing. |
You know what? We just stunk up the joint. We definitely can put this one behind us. |
You manage with what you got. Sometimes teams have more talent, but it's the way you play the game and execute. Sometimes the team with a lot of talent doesn't do that. |