Bad night. It was a bad night. |
Based on what has happened in his life recently, this Opening Day has taken on added significance. That's why he's taking the lineup card out, doing all those kind of things. I want Bill to enjoy the moment. |
Because before he came up, we talked about it being a one-game situation. He made it easy for me, because it's not easy to tell somebody like that, that, 'We're sending you right back,' because he's done everything we asked him to do. I thought he reached another level mentally. ... I believe once the mental mechanics are in order, the physical mechanics follow. He's getting real close to being here a long time. |
Because of the schedule, coming to Boston and then going to Texas - two really good hitting ballparks - we just thought we'd be better off with an extra guy in the bullpen now. We're just looking for just a one-shot deal on Saturday against Texas. |
been around and knows how it works. |
Bully for him. We'll see as we go. |
By tomorrow, we will have somebody. Another player will be here by tomorrow. We're still playing one player short as of [Thursday night]. And [the player] could be [Sean] Burroughs, yes. |
Dan has the most experience, and for right now, he's going to have the most opportunities to close. |
Even in spring training this year, he's had one big inning that's done him in. We've got to get him beyond that. |
Every team that goes in there wants to beat them, regardless of where they are [in the standings] at that given moment. I think most professional baseball players really respond well to playing there. |
Everybody is so different. So the issue is where they all get to know one another. |
Everybody knows the Rays are a very good offensive team so the meetings prior to that series are going to be pretty advanced, the advanced scouting is going to pick up. We're not going to ambush anybody like the second half of last season. We may have to adapt. We have to be aware of adapting to what they're doing to us. |
Everyone keeps talking about how we have no power, but athleticism. There's great skill on this team offensively, but we have some power there. This group can be a well-balanced team. We have some fascinating players. |
For right now, we're looking at him as a starter. |
Guys aren't giving up. You can see they are really into it. They know if they get down a couple points, they can come back. It's a nice feel in the dugout. |