A lot of us were nervous knowing that it's a big game, a big situation and we haven't thrown, haven't faced a hitter in two weeks. If I have to rest until March or February, so be it. … We live with it as long as we win. |
He has gotten a little quieter. |
He takes the heat for us, and that's what everybody says they like about Ozzie. To a certain degree, we have to realize it's us. We're not doing the job for him, and he's taking the blame. We can't allow him to take the blame for everything. |
He's picked me up a couple times this year. I've got one or two wins because of him. Everything he does is 120 percent. He'll run into walls. He'll run through walls. He comes in on balls better than a lot of guys I know. When you have that kind of defense behind you, it makes throwing strikes easier. |
He's the backbone. I'm glad he's on our side. |
I didn't expect it to go out. I'm still amazed it went out because this is a big ballpark. |
I don't think so. We got all that celebration stuff out of our system when we got the trophy at home. We just have to regroup. Fortunately, it's early. |
I guess we'll just play it all out. |
I think you kick a guy in the butt in a tough situation, it's only gonna make it worse. You shouldn't go out there and say, 'You (stink), it's still a strike.' It's messing with a kid's head. |
I'm just trying to be consistent. Last year, the numbers showed that I was very consistent. I'm to the point right now where I know that I have a huge mountain to climb, but if I take it one step at a time ... I know that the ultimate goal is to help this team win games. |
I've been playing professional baseball for 10 years and I've seen everybody do this, and it's exciting for me and my teammates who have battled through thick and thin to finally be a part of it. We struggled for a little bit and for us to pull together at the end here, it's very gratifying for us. |
I've got all my buddies calling and telling me, 'Nice job,' and I didn't do anything. They're all giving me crap, [asking 'Are you going to get into these games?' If we don't pitch, we don't pitch. We'll ride these guys' coattails if we have to. |
I've never seen him really down on someone. That's what makes us appreciate him so much. |
If something were to come up, yeah I would be fine with it. I want to do whatever I can to help the club. |
Is that the one Ozzie designed? |