He didn't have one great pitch, but he got hitters out with intelligence and command. |
He does not have to hit home runs. It is the fact that he will be in the lineup. Not only will the people attending the game be watching but people all over the world will be watching. |
He gave him a 96 mph fastball. In his last at-bat, it was a 41-year-old playing a day game after a night game. That was an awesome pitch. It was not easy. But Barry knows how to swing like that on a fastball. |
He gave me the best at-bat I've seen this year in the first at-bat. I'm not talking about this team, I'm talking about any team. |
He gave me the best at-bat that I have seen this year in his first at-bat. The 11-pitch at-bat right out of the hospital. |
He gave me the best at-bat that I have seen this year, ... I'm not just talking about our team. I'm talking about any team. Right out of hospital. |
He had a great batting practice today. He hit a bunch of balls into the water. |
He had a great BP today. He's coming along. |
He had a pretty decent sinkerball and a good slider ? and good hitting. He can hit, by the way. Some people might besurprised. |
He had to do a couple of things he hadn't done all spring -- score from first base, go in the gap. |
He had two at-bats and saw some pitches. It was not enough, but better than nothing. Maybe he'll get four at-bats in one of the [weekend] games. But it's still better than last year -- no at-bats. |
He hasn't been a very successful guy, but I like the movement of his fastball. I believe SBC Park will be an excellent place to pitch. He'll gain confidence and be a better pitcher there. |
He hasn't had much to do yet. The ball was hit right at him. There are going to be some tests down the road as he stays longer in games. |
He is a great player. He has always been a great player, a complete player, a super player. And I hope he is judged by real baseball people when he is finished, by people who know a baseball player when they see one ... on the basis of true facts and not assumptions. |
He is his own boss when it comes to that. He has been since I've been here. He knows what he has to do with BP, outfield, running. So far it's worked pretty good for him and for the team. |