Obviously, if we don't get the job done, it means we weren't good enough. |
Obviously, if you get to a Game 5 it's very important. |
Obviously, it means a lot more now. |
Obviously, pressure doesn't bother him. |
Of course it was hard. If I said it wasn't, I would have been lying. And I think Joe didn't expect me to be very happy about it, either. |
Oh, he was great. He doesn't normally throw that many pitches. He battled it early. He got himself in some count trouble, but it looked like the last two innings maybe being a little tired helped him locate better. |
Oh, I'm not banking on him for Opening Day. |
On both sides, balls were hit good, good plays, weird plays, just a lot of things, and they were the better club tonight. |
Once he starts throwing, you can start the clock; I think it will come quickly. I think he's anxious, but the thing that is more important is that he probably feels better than he did at any time last year. He seems more relaxed. |
Once you get there - I understand what is expected of us - but I think getting to the World Series twice since 2000 is far away from being a dry spell. |
Once you get to know his personality, you know he's proud of what he's done here, especially with the World Series. |
Once you get to the top of our batting order, ... there's not a soft spot in it. |
One [accelerated] bullpen session isn't as important as making sure you take your time. He's feeling so good that he's frustrated about not being able to pitch more. But we're not trying to rush him back. |
One thing I'll say here. I'm not going to waste my time talking about negative things. We won a ballgame 9-8. I'm not here to start beating on people, especially the people that, if we expect to win, are going to get us there. |
One thing you don't want to mess with now, even though there's nothing that is long-term here, you don't want him to favor something and wind up hurting his arm. ... The next 48 hours will tell us more than anything else. |