The kids kept coming back and making a game of it. If we continue to do that all year long, we'll have a lot of fun. |
The kids out there had quality plate appearances up and down. They battled every time and hit the ball hard. It was exciting to see a lot of the kids get their first game out of the way. |
The Lowe I saw today is almost identical to the same guy [in Boston]. |
The pitchers need to do some hitting. |
The pitching coach came out and I'm sure his words to that pitcher were to try and get a ground ball back to you. I guarantee that's what he told him before he walked away and that's one of those times it happened. |
The problem with catching a knuckleball pitcher is familiarity. Because a knuckleball is inconsistent, there are a lot of variables that are factors in which way that thing is moving on a given day. |
Theo and I have a good relationship. |
There's a little tightness and we'll back off as a precautionary measure. It doesn't seem serious. We'll go on an abbreviated schedule. He'll miss a bullpen session. We're not real concerned because we have some time to get him ready. |
There's a lot of kids, a lot of talent and very few positions. |
They let him off the hook. |
They're going to be given every opportunity. How long that lasts, I'm not sure. I know we've got a club not firing on all cylinders. That's the cylinder that's not hitting on. |
They've been doing a good job. Normally at this time of the year, the pitchers are ahead of the hitters and that's a common occurrence this early in spring training. We'll see how it progresses as the spring goes along. |
This game's about adjustments. At this moment, this series, that's the key. |
This guy's a bull, he wants the ball. I talked to him, and he feels great. |
This guy's got what it takes to pitch in tight situations. |