We hit the ball out of the ballpark. We made good pitches, Rogers' ball was moving good, he stayed out of the middle of the plate real good. |
We just did not muster much offense, and we got behind early. |
We just didn't stop the bleeding. Eight runs with two outs and nobody on is obviously a no-no. But those things happen. |
We kept battling, but we could never stop the bleeding. It wasn't that we played that badly, but when you don't get the pitching, you won't look good no matter what you do. |
We need our veterans to set an example, like being the first ones there. A veteran is entitled to a bigger paycheck, but not a special set of rules. |
We need to have preparation to win. A disciplined team will win more closer games over a period of time. |
We obviously played the wind better than they did. We hit too many lazy fly balls, and today, they just happened to be home runs. |
We only get four extra guys. The more versatility you've got, the better off you are. |
We played a good, clean game. It wasn't a sloppy game. But I'm not into that, either. We're here to win. |
We sent down six or seven -- I don't know what the number is -- legitimate prospects. |
We smell like Old Spice. |
We stunk, period. We stunk and it's not good enough. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen here. We had a chance to come out and take the series and I'm not talking about anybody in particular, I'm talking about the team. Myself, the coaches and everybody else. It's my responsibility to have the team ready to play today. They weren't ready to play. If they won, it was OK, if we lost, it was OK and that's not good enough. |
We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. ... It's been going on here before. |
We stunk. The whole ball of wax was lackluster. It's been going on here before and it's not going to happen. . . . They were ready to get on the plane and go to Oakland. If we won, it was OK. If we lost, it was OK. And that's not good enough. |
We talked about the defense before the game and you saw we got a couple of plays, one to start the inning and the other to take us out of a jam. When they see it come into play, they realize how important it is. The more you see it, the more you do it, the more confidence you get. |