Imperative might not be a strong enough word. |
In my life I was not the star athlete growing up. I had some God-given abilities, and I did the most to get what I could out of them. Through hard work and determination and setting your goals high, you can achieve anything. But you really have to work hard at it everyday. |
In the middle of the year, he had some tough outings early in the game, then he settled down. But for the most part, over the last six or seven games, he's had some very good innings. |
In the sixth inning, it didn't seem like anything went our way. It was a nightmare inning for anybody. You don't like to see that happen to anybody, especially your own team. |
It all comes back to making pitches. If you make pitches, you'll get guys out. |
It doesn't matter. It's going to be the guy who we think has the best chance to get people out. |
It gave me a lot of hope that we would see him before too deep into the season. |
It gives other guys an opportunity to pitch that wouldn't normally get a chance. |
It happened pretty quick. He got the ball up, kept the ball over the plate. They took advantage of it. |
It is a big year for him. He really needs to establish himself as an everyday guy who can stay healthy and can play well. I believe he realizes that by the way he came in here in shape. |
It just really comes back to his command of the baseball. He's making a lot of pitches right in the middle of the zone. He needs to be fine with his pitches and hit his spots. When he does that, he gets guys out. |
It looks OK. It's something he used in the minor leagues effectively. |
It matters when you have guys that have been inconsistent. Especially with the pitchers ... They need to come out and show they can throw strikes and be able to throw pitches over when they need to. It's probably bigger for them than the position guys. |
It means that pitching and defense win games. |
It might have bothered him a little bit. You could tell by the home run that was up next. He fell behind. |