Our guys aren't going to melt. They're going to go out and play their game. If we do that, I think we'll be there when we wrap this thing up. |
Our guys have moved on, I feel the same way. |
Our program is built on three simple principles, ... Practice the game hard, and we start spring training with that. Second is you get ready to play mentally and physically. And the third is play the game hard. Outside of those three guidelines, we're pretty loose around here. |
Our situational hitting with two out gave us a big lift. |
Our starting rotation has been the heartbeat of our club, |
Our team starts with pitching, and part of our pitching is the defense that goes behind it. Erstad is a part of that defense. |
Out of the chute, everybody is ready. Jeff is certainly not a finesse pitcher, but he is not going to light up the gun. |
Overall, I don't really think that play changed our series, |
Ozzie is a fun guy, ... If you're around Ozzie, you're laughing most of the time. That's the fun part. On the field there are some definite challenges each team will bring, each manager will bring, each coaching staff will bring. And Ozzie brings about as much as a manager can. |
Paul made some mistakes. He missed some spots there and those guys didn't miss it. A little of the frustrating part was that it wasn't like he made a lot of mistakes, but the ones he made weren't very forgiving. |
Paul stayed in Chicago for very important reasons, and I respect that. He felt a huge connection with that organization. He blossomed into a star there, and his bond with the city and fans was very strong. He would have been an incredible fit for us, but I respect the reasons he stayed in Chicago. |
Pitching in three games in a row is not out of the picture right now. We're not going to arbitrarily shut anyone down. We'll see where they are. |
Playoffs can turn in a heartbeat. Momentum switches very quickly. Right now, they have a three-game-to-one advantage. The series isn't over until that fourth game is clinched. |
Q has been under the radar for some people, but not for us. He can square up a ball, and this allows us to get some different looks. |
Really, it was more of a byproduct of letting Scot come in with enough leeway than really thinking John didn't have a couple more pitches in him, ... Didn't work out tonight, but John was strong and finished strong. |