The thing you like about him is that he's real. |
The worst thing about this is we are a good team. If you had told me that we were going to go through this in September, I would have called you the biggest liar in the world. It shocked the heck out of me. I'm lost only because we are a lot better than that. I'm pretty much out of words. |
Then I look at myself: 'What are you not doing?' Take the positive out of everything, no matter what. I'm still staying focused, still helping us on the field. As long as I can take that positive out of that negative part of the season, I'm fine. |
There'll be pressure, but we have a team that won't allow that to happen. We have guys who are coming here to win and not coming here to put up numbers and get another contract. We're about winning. We understand that. We want to do whatever it takes. |
There's been a lot of stuff that's gone on here over the years, so it's refreshing for the fans to have a player like him come along now. His career is golden right now. Nobody besides Pedro is close in what he's going to do for this team. Fans really love this guy. |
They love him here. They love guys who dominate in this city. So they really appreciate his greatness. You always knew that. But this was something more. This is a tough place to play. And he's played great for them. They're on his side now till the day he dies. |
They've got a lot of decisions to make, ... I think it depends on the direction they want to head in. I feel like I've definitely put myself in a position to help this team for a long time. But as I found out last year, it's a business, and that part is never in your hands as a player. |
This is no pressure on Billy. A lot of it can be put on his shoulders. This can't be any different than Philly [where Wagner pitched in 2004 and 2005]. This is the same way as Philly. I hope he settles down and has some fun. |
This is personal. It's not something about the team. Because of my family history, I just think everybody who has a family history should get themselves checked out. If something comes back Wednesday, then everybody will know. |
Those balls he was missing last year, 100 percent goes to him not being able to do it physically. He was out there busting himself for us, and I think that's why as a teammate, you give him a lot of credit. |
Those guys seemed real relaxed. I think we, on the other hand, weren't that relaxed. And it showed. |
Until it's proven he did something, what are you going to do? Let him alone and let him end his career on a positive note. |
We all know what we have to do as a team. No one individual is going to take us to the promised land. If we stay healthy, the sky's the limit. |
We always felt that our lineup was great. You don't have a relief point, from a pitching standpoint. You get into a little trouble, it becomes a problem for you real quick, and that's what we try to do. |
We can't allow him to always just be our savior. We have to go out there and do the things we have to do as a team to get it done. It's going to take more than Pedro to beat these guys on the West Coast. |