He did tonight what good pitchers do for you — they find a way to win for you. |
He has been hitting well. Home runs are funny. They kind of come in bunches. He is more of a line drive kind of guy. |
He is going to help our pitching immensely. He is another power arm, and he did real well for us until the surgery. |
He might get close to 500. If we play long enough and get deep enough in the postseason, he could punch out 200 guys this year. |
He pitched his game. He was outstanding today. |
He pitched his game. That's his style. He gets a ton of ground balls and makes the hitters put the ball in play. He was outstanding today. |
He's going to pitch next Tuesday in Seattle (against San Diego). |
He's got a little Rain Man in him. |
He's on a roll. It's fun to watch him compete. He's got great confidence and command. Everything he's throwing is electric. |
He's on a roll. It's fun. Everything he's throwing is super, it's electric. It's come together this year. His ceiling is so high, but he's pitching to it. |
I can't imagine anybody can pitch better. |
I don't know if I've been more nervous my whole career. It was awesome. |
I don't know what to tell you. I've been coaching for almost 25 years, and he's got the best stuff I've ever seen. |
I felt like he could throw 70 or 80 pitches. He is strong, he is in good shape and he pitched well. |
I think the guys knew it was sort of a fluke. We addressed it. I told them that in my career, I don't think we'd given up an eight-run lead in the eighth inning. They had a good, even keel today and played well. |