My guess would be that this would be it. |
My only concern is how many games we've been playing in a row. You don't like to take guys out, but I felt it was the best thing to do with where we were and a day game tomorrow. |
My only concern was that he'd alienate himself from the rest of the club but I didn't see that happen. |
My wife notices more than I do. She sees me and then, all of a sudden, after a couple of months, 'Oh you look good, |
Normally with power hitters, they hit them in bunches, |
Normally, power hitters hit them in bunches. His swing is compact at this point in time. I look forward to tomorrow to see where he hits it. |
Not a good count, |
Not everybody has control like Tom Seaver. [Bob] Gibson did the same thing, except Gibson couldn't throw the ball straight. Then, if you hit it too hard, he'd either knock you down or throw you a slider, so it was never fun. |
Not one thing I did tonight (worked). I never picked the right guy out of the bullpen. |
Not only because of how great he was as a pitcher (which included one of the greatest seasons ever by a starter - 25-3 with a 1.74 ERA in 1978), but his makeup. Doing what he did is one thing. Doing it in New York City is another. That's a major factor in him being here. I know when I send him out to talk to a pitcher in a big situation at Yankee Stadium that he's been there many times before. |
Not that either one of us wanted to get thrown out, but I think it gives an indication of what this competition is going to be like this year. One pitch can sort of change your personality and change the game. |
Now we've got the clock started, starting Sunday. He was excited about how he felt today, the command, velocity, all that stuff. |
Now, we don't have to cram it for a week or 10 days. We can sort of get into the spring training routine. |
Obviously we're going to leave him down here to finish up what he needs to do. |
Obviously you've gotta create your own excitement. That's what Randy has to do, and I don't think that's going to be a problem. |