I thought it was one of the best ones he threw all day, especially considering the situation. I didn't have any question in my mind whether it was a strike or not. Three-two was borderline. |
I thought overall he was pretty darn good today. He really showed a lot of character after giving up three in the first inning to keep us in that ball game. |
I wanted to go soft in that situation, give him a different look and then get right back to it. But he was feeling good with the cutter. It jammed (Lee) pretty good. I don't think he had a real great swing on it. He just happened to get the barrel on it. |
I'm not sure what pitch (Borowski) was throwing. A gust of wind blew my stupid hair in my eyes, and (home plate umpire Larry Vanover) didn't give me time. I got my hand back on the bat and I was ready to hit. |
I'm not worried about our bullpen at all. Those guys down there are proven and they'll be fine. |
I've got my pick, but I'm not giving anyone any bulletin-board fodder. |
I've known Joe for a long time ... and I've never seen him throw a screwball and he threw me like five or six, ... I was just, 'What is that?' Normally he's just a really good sinker and a fantastic slider. All of a sudden now he's throwing a screwball. |
I've known Joe for a long time ... and I've never seen him throw a screwball and he threw me like five or six. I was just, 'What is that?' Normally he's just a really good sinker and a fantastic slider. All of a sudden now he's throwing a screwball. |
I've said all along we're a way better team than our record indicates in my mind. We seem to find a way to get up for the big teams and compete. |
If you only give up three runs in a game against the Yankees, I'll take my chances. We didn't swing the bats great today but I think that had more to do with Mike than with anything else. He pitched a heck of a game. |
If you want to beat those guys you have to bury them. They have one big-name guy after another and they always seem to come up with big hits. |
It makes it easy. You don't have to run as fast around the bases when you hit them out of the park. |
It opens a realm of possibilities, but it doesn't ever prevent the fact that those guys are superstars. They're going to come up big in big moments like they always do. |
It was really a nice moment for me to put us ahead and to contribute first day back. I haven't felt the calf in a week. I felt good. There weren't any inhibitions about moving around the bases. |
It's a big blow. It makes it a little tougher to make a serious run at things. |