Everybody played a part. Casey Blake busted his butt down to first to avoid that double play to get Grady to the plate. |
Everybody was good. They were pros, they were appreciative of the fact of the opportunity, they paid attention to what we're talking about as to what they need to work on. |
Everyone did a great job against a very tough pitcher. Really, we did everything we could, but score. To a man, they were all great at-bats. We fouled off some very tough pitches. |
Everything that could did wrong. We have to put this one behind us. |
Fastball up, ... The guy just got to it. |
Fausto has been very impressive. He's probably earned the first shot at a rotation spot should something happen to one of our five starters. |
Fausto is right there, ready to go when we need him. |
Fausto was in command. He showed tremendous poise when they tried to put together a couple of innings later on. |
Fernando did a great job. He worked ahead in the count and made his pitches. His fastball was explosive. And his poise. I love the way he stands on the mound. He was a big part of us winning the game. |
First, you think about getting Westbrook through the first inning. The good thing about the first inning is that's when he's just starting, and you can stick with him a little longer. Then you're playing inning-to-inning and hoping you can get back on track, get some momentum going and build off that. I guess we did that tonight. |
For a young man, he was focused on what was coming around the corner vs. getting caught up in what was happening at that point in time. |
For a young player, Brandon has been through a lot in a short period of time. |
Good luck. I'm pulling for you. |
Grady is a special player, and a very special young man. |
Grady is just a fantastic young player who goes about his business the right way, |