The Mariners and Major League Baseball should be complimented a great deal on undertaking something like this. |
The most heated competition will be at second base. We've got three very good, quality candidates. These are all legitimate guys. |
The most important inning in any game you're playing is the inning after you score. It's an important inning to shut them down. We didn't do that, and tonight it cost us the ball game. |
The most important inning of any game is the one after you score. You have to shut them down. We didn't shut them down. |
The old saying is, if the third base coach hasn't gotten anybody thrown out at the plate, he isn't doing his job. You have to push the envelope. You don't want them to be foolish chances, but you have to take chances. |
The old truism that you live and die with your pitching has been borne out the last two nights, and really the whole series. We got two really well pitched games, which we won, and (Tuesday) night was something I'd like to forget. We'll take it. If you take two out of three from the White Sox, that's pretty special. |
The only redeeming grace of a game like that is that it's over. Games like that happen, although that was the first for us this year. They'll happen again, but hopefully not for a long time. |
The only redeeming thing about this game is, it's over. |
The part about Ichiro getting 200 hits was a pretty good deal. |
The pitching is ahead of the hitting right now. |
The plan is for him to catch one inning. |
The plus for us is that he plays all three outfield positions and is a switch-hitter. |
The reason we sent Rene out was to work on his defensive abilities and separate his hitting from his catching, |
The right number is usually between three and seven (additions). There are people in the minors you want to see play at the major league level. |
The thing about Mike is that he's intelligent and he takes coaching well. |