It has to be cultivated. Just because you are playing a team that's down the road that doesn't mean it's a rivalry. Both teams have to be productive and winning over years and time. You have to create the fan interest and the media interest in it and that makes it a rivalry. |
It is a distraction. Absolutely. |
It just goes to show you he's focused as far as his offense is concerned. The plays in the outfield, I tried to warn anybody who would listen, it's going to be a work in progress. He got a little lesson today, and if he learns from these things, that's what we want. We don't want him to make the same kind of mistakes two or three times. |
It kind of sets the tone. ... Take nothing for granted — run hard, play hard. |
It kind of takes a little of the air out of you, ... But you don't get in and say, 'Oh that's the end of the ballgame.' But that certainly would've been a big moment there for us. |
It kind takes a little air out of you. That certainly would have been a big moment there for us. |
It looked like he just ran out of gas. He had nothing. |
It made it a more happy atmosphere in the dugout. |
It makes it very difficult because we're not real deep in the first place. It's not easy to lose front-line people. We can't afford it. |
It might not last until we get to San Diego. But it certainly should show these guys what they're capable of doing if each individual would go up there and do what he's capable of doing, and think about it being a team effort. |
It seems like every staff has a guy that a team scores runs for, and then there's this hard-luck guy that they don't score runs for. This may be his year to get the run support. |
It seems like every team has a guy that is fortunate that the team scores for (him), and there's that hard-luck guy they don't score for. |
It seems like when we get a decent pitched game we do nothing offensively. |
It sure was welcome. Like old times. |
It took us quite a while before we really got out into the community last year. It should be right away [this season], as soon as we can get home and send our laundry out. |