He has to get well. Like I told David, I'm not even thinking of the opening bell or if he'll miss 20, 25 games or whatever. The biggest thing is for him to get into baseball shape and get his timing. We have an understanding that Opening Day doesn't matter. |
He just didn't have it. It's kind of hard to come back from that. |
He just made a bad judgment. |
He just needs to keep playing and keep hitting. |
He kept his composure pretty good. |
He kept his cool. He was facing big hitters and he did the job. |
He knew our team and was very prepared for us. He threw more breaking balls than usual. He had a plan, and he stayed with it. |
He likes to yap. He's got a good personality to him. |
He looked fine. He would have said something to me, and I probably would have taken him out of the game. |
He looked impressive. There was a pretty strong wind, too. |
He looked like he lost some weight. He said he still felt a little weak. |
He looked like he was diving into the end zone. He wasn't going to let anything stop him. |
He moved up there today. Then again, he's always been on my list. |
He never said anything about it. He said, 'My legs are fine.' Every now and then, [trainer Jeff Cooper] would say something and I'd rest him. When he gets out of this game, nobody can say he wasn't a tough guy, because he'll never tell you when he's hurt. |
He pitched us backwards, |