Nobody had any expectations except that he could be on our pitching staff and help us win. And that's what I go on. |
Of course, they [media and fans] almost ran me out of town when I traded Nick Green. Nick did a great job for us at second last year. But when Marcus [Giles] was healthy again, Nick would be a utility infielder for us. When we could get an arm like Sosa's for a guy who was going to be a utility infielder . . . |
other than to say that in this clubhouse ... there are some very good leaders and I think their influence in this situation will be very helpful. |
Our doctors say that injury heals itself. I hate to lose him for one day (but) it just takes time. It should take no more than that time and maybe not even quite as much time as the 15 days will provide. To be absolutely certain that he is healthy when he returns, we're putting him on the list. |
Our doctors say that the injury heals itself, it just takes time. It should take not more than 15 days (to heal). To be absolutely sure he's healthy, we're putting him on the (disabled) list. I hate to lose him for one day. With the way the injury happened and how it occurred, to have this result is very encouraging. |
Our doctors say this is an injury that will heal itself. |
Our doctors say this is an injury that will heal itself. It just takes time. It may not take quite as much time as 15 days, but we want to make absolutely certain that he's completely healthy before he returns, so we're putting him on the disabled list. |
Our issue isn't when we get something done, ... it's how appropriate it is when we do it. |
Probably. To think we could make a deal for a bona fide closer isn't reasonable. |
So, in midseason, going full-speed ahead, we had to change our plan and reconstruct our team, |
Some people come here and play better than a lot of people expect that they will. It's because they're in this environment. |
That's really sort of the unique aspect of it, ... I don't think them being from Atlanta affected us winning, but it just makes the story a little more compelling. It's a wonderful story. And our fans have really taken to them. |
the best five starting pitchers we've ever had. |
The best third-base prospect in baseball. He has awesome potential, excellent power and a good glove. |
The greatest analogy of what we did was we altered our roster in midstream, which was like changing the tires on a bus going 60 miles an hour down. |