Just basically to give him two straight days off. |
Just command. He's been able to keep the ball down consistently. |
Just watching him out there throwing, it looks like he has a real good idea. It looks like he's going to be a guy that can throw strikes. |
Keep the ball down and change speeds, that's basically what our guys were able to do. Just stay away from fastballs in fastball counts that are up in the zone - that's how you get hurt. We were able to do that. Our guys did a pretty good job. |
LaRue's play is one that nobody talks about. That was the big play in a crucial part of the game. |
Last night, I'm telling you, I thought we would come back even when we were down 10-2, and everybody on our bench felt the same way. Our guys are very, very positive in the dugout. They really feel like they can score runs. |
Last season was a great experience for him. He did a lot of good things for us. He showed us he can play at the Major League level. He's just got to be consistent. |
Last year when he was up, he was hitting in the eight-hole all year for us when he was there and had no protection behind him. It put him at a little bit of a disadvantage coming into the big leagues. |
Last year, I don't know how many guys we picked off. But it wasn't many. |
Mario has been working real hard with him. He really wanted him to come here and pitch. |
Maybe Austin Kearns, Rich Aurilia, I don't know, maybe Felipe Lopez, too, might get some rest. Depends on what pitchers we face, too. |
Maybe I care about these guys too much, but I sure don't want to see anybody get hurt. He's got a lot of family here. I know we had guys on the field trying to get to them, to tell them he was OK. It's got to be scary to see your son put on a stretcher and taken off, not really knowing. |
Milton did an outstanding job for us. We had the one big inning when we capitalized on their wildness. |
Most guys, from Day One, would have milked it. He did not do that in any way, shape or form. |
Mostly, you've got to have players to play the games. It can only help them by being here, it's not hurting them one bit. If you're asking if we know what these guys can do, I think we do. |