You'd like to believe they still want you, ... I knew that they had me whether they wanted me or not, because I had a contract. But I didn't feel, going down - 'Aha, I got you.' I still needed to have what I always needed, and that's the support, to tell me that they trust me. |
You'd like to think you can stop the bleeding somewhere along the line. We never picked the right guy coming out of the bullpen. |
You'd probably like to go with somebody else, but Ruben assured me four or five days ago that he's fine to play the outfield. I take his word for it. |
You're excited to play Opening Day, and you know that we're capable of doing all the things we saw tonight. It was great just to see it happen. |
You're getting a chance to look at these kids with the number of at-bats they're getting early in the game compared to what they would be getting if you had your whole team healthy and here. It's a little bit different, but you're getting to find out a little bit more than normal. |
You're ready to manage, go. |
You're used to bringing these kids in late and they're playing most of the game. For them it's a great opportunity. It's good for us, too. We get a chance to see them. These guys are playing full games. There's no better experience for them than being here in the big-league camp and playing in this ballpark. |
You've already established who you are. You don't have to do anything differently. |
You've got to apply pressure up and down the lineup, which we are capable of doing. And that's going to put a lot of pressure on the opposition. |
You've got to apply pressure. When you do that, up and down the lineup, which we're capable of doing, it puts enormous pressure on the opposition. |