If you can't contend yourself, you'd like to be as meaningful a part of that process as you can. We'll take what we can get. It will be a good experience for our young players. |
If you ever want to find them, you'll find them in the (batting) cage with somebody. Their day starts early and ends late, and they can make a difference in the confidence that a hitter has in himself. |
If you talk to Jeremy, he'll tell you that offensively he's disappointed. He certainly was not what we had anticipated coming out of Spring Training, but on the other side of it, defensively he has been outstanding, more than what we had anticipated. |
If young players manage to catch people's eyes and make an impression, then it's a good camp for them. All these kids did that. |
In a perfect world, ... they could be a complement to each other. They sure are different. |
In general, the guys who are the shortstops are the most athletic players you have. If you need to, you can play them almost anywhere. |
In his catching, he looks like he's trying to be real careful. This is a way to make sure he's better. He'll be playing (today). |
In the first inning, he scuffled a little bit. It was reminiscent of his last two starts. Then all of a sudden, he found his curveball and it got him into a good arm-slot and he was awfully good for the rest of the game. |
In this park, you get the ball up and they'll make you pay for it. The Rangers take advantage of this park and when you add that we didn't pitch well, this is what happens. |
It doesn't mean there are plans for him to move to third base. There was no motive other than I needed a third baseman. |
It goes to show what a great professional hitter Ichiro is. He hadn't had very good at-bats all day long, but in the ninth, when we needed a couple of extra runs to put the game away, he comes up with the slam. |
It hasn't been good news on J.J. since Detroit, |
It is unfortunate for him and us. Jamal showed that he can play here. Defensively we never doubted that, and offensively he swung the bat well. |
It knocked his glove off. It's hard to catch those, |
It looked to me like he was wrong, but he won. |