The problem is, if we needed McClung for Thursday, which would be fine to do, I don't have a starter for Saturday, |
The secret is for the starters to get you into the sixth or seventh inning. |
The trick here for next year is the pitching, ... That's the trick. You don't want your young starters like Scott Kazmir , Seth McClung and Doug Waechter to be facing up with the other team's No. 1, 2 and 3 starters, like we've had to do it all year. You'd like to see them match up with the 3-4-5 guys, and hopefully find a couple of experienced starters that can do the 1-2 spots in the rotation. That should be tops on this organization's list. That should be the first and foremost consideration. |
The two areas we need to improve on is to get away from the bottom total in errors -- I think we're last in the league -- and we're next to last in ERA. |
The Yankees flexed their muscles. What can I say? ... They came out swinging the bats and made a statement. |
There's a chance he could play [on Friday]. |
There's nothing on the horizon. There's nothing to speculate about. |
These kids are playing hustling baseball. |
They added (runs), and for the most part we didn't. It's good, professional hitting, and that's what they have over there. They have a ton of it. Look at their bench. Their bench could play regularly on a lot of clubs. Thank God we don't come in here any more. |
They all had the same pattern. We don't hold on to nice leads and we don't tack on runs. Against good teams, you need to quiet them down by adding a run here and adding a run there. When they score, you answer them a little bit. But we didn't do it. |
They all have the same pattern. We don't hold on to nice leads and we don't tack on runs. |
They are focused. There's no question about it. This is their stretch run, and they've got to make the best of it. They're going to be awfully tough. |
They came here with that little ploy of we've got their number. But we don't have anybody's number, |
They don't realize how tired you get during a baseball season ... mentally tired, ... You need time to unwind. |
They look more focused. They're in the playoff mode. They're gearing up for the postseason. |