I'll walk him if I think it's the right thing to do, ... But I'm not going to walk Barry Bonds, like some teams do, in the first inning with nobody on. |
I'm concerned about all of them who [are] participating in the WBC. I'm keeping my fingers crossed. If they want to play in it, I'm not going to try to talk them out of it. I just wish we had them all during Spring Training. I wish there was a better way to do it. |
I'm concerned because that's supposed to be his strong suit. |
I'm disappointed for the young man. |
I'm disappointed that he will not be able to compete for a job on the starting staff. The main thing now is for him to get this thing taken care of. [Hopefully he can] come out of the surgery OK, rehab it and get back as soon as he can. |
I'm happy for him. He seems to be having fun again. Everyone likes him. What's not to like? A kid full of enthusiasm, a big smile on his face, a young guy going out there and playing like he's a kid in a sandbox. |
I'm just on the side looking at it, the runs are going up on the board. But I don't know what it is or why. |
I'm looking forward to when it counts to see how this team reacts. I think we'll handle it very well. |
I'm not a doctor, ... I can't tell you how long it takes to recover from what he had. But it's kind of a little sorry to accept that somebody would say on Friday or Saturday -- four days in advance -- that, 'I can't pitch on Tuesday, but I can pitch on Friday.' |
I'm not going to jump on the wagon now and say, yes indeed, here we are. Certainly, it has been a nice mixture of good pitching and the offense has come to life. |
I'm not going to walk him to lead off an inning. I don't walk anybody leading off an inning. I don't think there is anybody in the game I would ever walk leading off an inning, or walk him with the bases loaded to save three runs. |
I'm really proud of the way they battled and came back. We had a lot of opportunities tonight. We just didn't get the extra hit to put us over the top. |
I'm very proud of Brian the way he has progressed over the years, especially since he's been the everyday catcher. He's improved in his offensive part of the game, he's improved in his defensive part of the game and he's improved in his overall play -- pitch-calling. There's no reason why, and I expect him to continue to make that type of progress and continue to improve overall. Not just in his offense. I still think Brian has room to improve defensively and calling of games and handling the pitching staff in situations. |
I'm walking around a lot better than the last time it happened, |
I've been preaching to the guys out there, if you . . . keep making these silly mistakes, it comes back to haunt you in close ballgames, ballgames you should win, ... You're taking away opportunities from yourselves. We're beating ourselves more often than we're getting beat. |