I sometimes will talk with a player before moving him to a new spot in the order. It depends on the player. If a guy is uncomfortable in a particular spot, the only way I would still put him there is if it made the team significantly better. Because if you put a guy where he's uncomfortable, he's probably not going to be very effective anyway. |
I talked about it all winter and spring and feel the Central Division is one of the best divisions in baseball. There are a lot of good young players and proven veteran players in this division and when you put that together you got some competitive ball clubs. |
I think (Byrd) threw the ball well today. There were a couple of pitches that really hurt him, but overall he pitched well today. |
I think Aaron's a gamer, ... We've got 2 1/2, three weeks left, so I think you'll see Aaron finish strong. |
I think Aaron's a gamer. We've got 2 1/2, three weeks left, so I think you'll see Aaron finish strong. |
I think anybody who's come out and watched these guys play, it's something to be proud of, |
I think anybody who's come out and watched these guys play, it's something to be proud of. These guys bring it every night, and they've been doing it all year. |
I think at some point in time there will be a more informal conversation that I'm sure Andy and I will have about that. First and foremost, I want to get more of a feel for him and his personality and how he handles himself on a day-to-day basis. The last thing I want to do is be overly aggressive with him. I want to get him settled here and let him know this is his family here, and we're excited to have him. |
I think Brandon has grown up a lot. Nobody said it was going to be easy. But I think Brandon has a better understanding of the game and hopefully of himself. |
I think Danny was used quite a bit. He might have gotten worn down. Now, he looks strong, and his stuff is playing like that. |
I think he has that potential, yeah. You look at the way the ball comes off his bat, he could do that. The worst thing he could do, though, would be to try to hit home runs. That's not the kind of hitter he is. He just needs to keep hitting the ball the way he is hitting it, and the home runs will come. |
I think he'll take it all the way through [the deadline]. |
I think he's OK. Early indicators are that he's fine. |
I think here, at the end of the year, it's just a matter of him just playing it out -- playing it through. |
I think it was a pretty good pitch. But he's in that zone right now. He's the hottest hitter in baseball. |