Really, the one pitch he tried to force was the ball to Lopez, and he hit it out of the park. But outside of that, you couldn't ask for much more than what John did. |
Right now he's losing a little bit of his command and he's just overthrowing a bit. But there's nothing we see that would lead us to have any concern with Bart. |
Right now, it's easy to look at probably these last 15 games and point out some things that didn't go right for our pen. But ... it's not too long ago that these guys were all where they needed to be, throwing the ball well. We're not far removed from that, and I don't see that as an issue. |
Right now, we'll see where we can work him into the lineup. He's definitely a bat off the bench right now. |
Right now, were just not getting that big inning. We have been hitting the ball harder but right now, were just not playing our style of baseball. |
Shields had him two strikes and couldn't put him away. He fouled off a lot of pitches. They pressured us in every inning. That's not a forgiving lineup that they have. |
Should the game have been pushed back? Absolutely. But that's not our call. |
Should the game have been pushed back? Absolutely. But that's not our call. We're going to play by whatever schedule is handed down to us, and that's just the luck of the draw. ... Our guys are very professional; they know what it's about. We're still playing baseball, and we're getting to do something we enjoy. |
So I would have to say right now, I would have to apologize to some guys in advance to say that there's a probability they won't play ? |
Some guys need opportunities. He has worked very hard with his stuff and feels very confident with it. He is at a point now where he understands the importance of location and consistency. He has made great strides. |
Texas has the best pitching we've seen since my time here. It is going to be as much of a challenge as it has ever been for us. |
That is not necessarily a good thing and not necessarily a bad thing at this point of the season. There is a danger of a guy getting cranked up for a competition that is going to be more intense. But I don't feel there is any benefit for it, no. |
That is unwarranted that he got tossed. An opposition batter charges the mound and our pitcher gets tossed? That is an absolute joke. |
That might be an issue when you get to the World Series and you're playing a club you haven't seen before, ... But whoever we play, we're going to have enough of an understanding of them to prepare. |
That might have been the best five starts any team could have gotten in any series. |