Opening day is very special. We've waited a long time for this. I left for spring training about two months ago. |
Our hope, obviously, is that nothing is settled by then and our last three games in Boston mean something, |
Our job is just to get the ball to Mo ( Rivera ). It doesn't necessarily matter how. |
Our pitchers are trying to keep the game close, basically. |
Overall, physically he's had a great spring as far as I'm concerned. |
Phillips was perfectly fine with it, but I wanted to talk to him anyway. It doesn't mean he's not going to be the first baseman when I do this with Jason, but today, it looked like we needed a little extra energy. |
Physically, he's had a great spring, as far as I'm concerned. Probably the best one he's had in the last three years. His stuff seems to be sharp. Hopefully we'll see that Tuesday. |
Pitchers scare me to begin with. I don't know how much work pitchers have done. |
Pride takes over at some point, ... There's a lot of pride in that clubhouse. |
Probably three or four days, that would be my guess. The good news is that he didn't tear it. |
Randy got a taste last year that whether it's where he lives or how he lives, it's always going to be a part of what people want to know, or what people write about or talk about. He'll get through it. |
Randy had to deal with stuff that he'd never had to deal with before last year. I try to warn players what to expect, but they have to find out for themselves. That's a big part of why I describe his year as uncomfortable. |
Randy told me, 'We want you back,' ... That sort of broke the ice. |
Randy was certainly equal to the task. He just dominated tonight. There's been a lot of talk about Hernandez all week and the changing of the guard. |
Randy was excellent. The last two times out he's been lighting it up. |