[Before he was appointed to the Planning Commission, attorney Jack Wilson had an interest in Trammell's seat.] It was discussed before the 2003 election, ... but I didn't want to run against Marshall [a fellow Republican]. I haven't thought about it much recently…[but] if there was a vacancy, I would explore it. |
As hitters, we got dominated. This is lucky. (Clemens) absolutely shoved it down our throats. That's why you give all the credit to Kip for keeping it close. |
Being able to handle a 34, my swing will be a lot quicker when I go back to 33. I'll be able to lift the ball more and spray the ball around the field. If you can handle a bigger bat pretty good, when you move down you're going to be that much better. |
Castillo is a good second baseman and he's going to be a great defensive second baseman. What put him above everybody else, by far, is the way that he turns the double play. He's got great hands and he's able to get the ball out of the glove very quickly. He also has an absolute cannon for an arm. Very rarely do you find a second baseman who has the best arm on the team. That guy does. |
He has just been awesome. It's no surprise to us. |
He threw the ball well for a guy making his debut and not pitching for a while. I think he'll really help them down the stretch. |
He's our Bill Mueller . Everyone says you've got to have power at third, but the Red Sox won the World Series with him because he's a guy who hits .300 and plays great defense. That's exactly what Freddy is. He'll hit .300 if he plays everyday, and he'll get you 10-15 home runs. |
Honestly, raising my average to where it is now has probably been the biggest up-hill battle of my career. I just want to finish as high as I can and put the start to this season behind me. |
I guess you just keep on going out there every day. |
I think it shows a lot about this team, this shows what we're capable of. |
I think last year was the first time we ever won a series here. It feels a little bit better coming here knowing that we've had some success. |
I think you do need leaders. Certain guys have a personality of being a leader. It's hard, because you need winners on your team, guys that have been there before. We have a couple of guys who have been to the World Series. But I think those are mostly pitchers. |
I'm a lot stronger now than I have been at any point this season, |
I'm pumped up because [Pirates teammate Jason Bay] was in one of the biggest upsets in history. That was awesome. For Canada to make it to the next round is pretty awesome. Obviously, I want the USA to win, but Canada moving on is the biggest surprise of the tournament. |
I've had some problems with throwing problems early, but it happens. It's like anything. You've just got to get through it and do some more field work. I'm not worried about it. I think I just need to get comfortable again. |