He is the only pitcher I went (behind the cage) to see. I hope he didn't mind that. |
He knows we like him a lot and we have confidence in him. He's not here to turn the team or anything. We have other guys to do that. He's here to help us. |
He knows we need him real bad. Even if he's not up to par. |
He made tons of big pitches. It is hard to believe that a guy making his first start would be so sharp. You do not find a guy throwing eight innings on his first start. |
He makes it look so easy, it's almost like a joke. |
He needed a GPS to get close to it. |
He needs to and he feels good enough to do it. I think it was good for him to come back to the team. |
He pitched well. He gave us a shot at doing something with the bat, but we didn't do anything. |
He reminds me of Jeff Kent -- I saw him in A ball in the Florida State League. Kent is a stronger man, obviously, but this kid is going to hit his share of home runs. He has power, and he's going to be an excellent second baseman. He has more range than Kent. |
He seemed to be healthier today, his legs and everything. He said he needed work and threw 52 pitches. |
He should be alright by the weekend. They looked and they didn't find anything of concern. It just stiffened up. |
He told me he feels very, very good. Bonds is having fun. Last year he didn't because he was hurt. |
He wants to play. He always wants to play. As long as he feels healthy enough to do that. |
He was a strong pitcher when he left the game. That wasn't a fact last year at this time. It was a very encouraging outing. |
He was OK. Not his real good outing. Nevertheless, he kept us in the game even with the early runs. |