We have some guys that should get keys to the clubhouse because they beat the clubhouse guys here. It's a little bit different, because we've got some hard-working guys. They influence the other guys, and that's a positive effect. |
We have to take a chance, especially since Corey (Patterson) isn't going too good right now. |
We have to wait until we see what the weather is going to do. Everybody is anticipating the worst because of what happened in New Orleans. |
We haven't discussed that, and they're in the playoffs, ... Who knows when they'll finish? It could be the middle of September. |
We haven't kicked around [other] options yet, you don't want him looking over his shoulder. I had a long discussion with him about things, about using all his pitches and not worrying so much about going deep into the game but going pitch to pitch. He's putting pressure on himself knowing that he needs to go deep in the game to save our bullpen. |
We hit the ball great tonight. |
We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much, ... He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone. |
We hung a slider and Albert doesn't miss sliders too much. He doesn't miss pitches up in the zone. |
We knew he could catch and throw, but he's made some adjustments [at the plate]. He played a lot last year and didn't hit as well as he's hitting this year. You know he has power. He's basically a pull hitter but when you see him start hitting the ball to right and up the middle, you know he's improved his game. It's been a great complement having him and Michael [Barrett]. |
We knew what we were getting with Juan. We've seen him do it so much against us. We did it a couple of times last year. I keep pointing out that you have to have the personnel to do something like that. |
We need an extra bat. We are a little short, especially with the guys that are a little hurt, and big Ben has done an outstanding job of coming off the bench. |
We need his offense and we need his defense, too. We don't usually play as well with him out of the lineup. |
We need to establish home-field advantage and superiority. |
We needed an extra bat, ... We were a little short, especially with some of the guys being hurt. 'Big Ben' has done an outstanding job, especially coming off the bench. With the rosters expanded, we thought he could help us. |
We needed an extra bat. We were a little short, especially with some of the guys being hurt. 'Big Ben' has done an outstanding job, especially coming off the bench. With the rosters expanded, we thought he could help us. |