We just set the table for them and you can't do that against a club like the Red Sox. They're just too powerful. |
We kept waiting for him to show the wear and tear, |
We knew. ... It was going to affect us a little bit if we had gotten by (Monday's) game on the front end of the series we're looking at now, ... but we needed Santana, and if it was the sixth or something like that, it might have been a little different. But at the time (Colon) went out, Santana was the guy to go to. He stepped up, and we saw his talent. And it has ended up being the biggest game of our season. |
We know what we need to do. We have the ability to do it. ... By no means is there anything we're not going to be able to do if we get into our game. |
We know what we need to do. We have the ability to do it. It's going to take guys to get to their level of play. But by no means is it over. ... Obviously, the margin of error is kind of getting on the wrong side for us right now. |
We need G.A., ... He hasn't been squaring the ball up like he can the last few weeks. Hopefully he can get it going in the playoffs. |
We need that starting pitching, that's a strength of ours. Our bullpen has been lights out. That part has to stay the same until our hitting gets its feet on the ground and gets our offense going. |
We need to obviously do more on the offensive end and pitch to the point where we get some of our bullpen guys in the game at the right time. |
We need to pitch at the level he pitched at tonight on a consistent basis to help our offense have a chance to do something. |
We need to score in other ways. When it comes it gives us a great boost. |
We pitched a great game and offensively, we scratched it out. Right now, we're fighting for every run. |
We set these dates to make sure that we have enough time to get everybody ready. Nobody likes it when a guy's not here in camp. You want all your guys to be on time. We'll just move on and do what we have to next year. |
We set these report dates to make sure we have enough time to get everybody ready, to where they need to be. When somebody is late, there is obviously some catching up to do. We knew he'd be here sometime. Unfortunately the visa problems got him here a little bit later than the other guys, but we have enough time to get him caught up. |
We still have to remain conservative. Even if there is a date that says 'Opening Day' [soon], you still can't risk losing a big part of the season. |
We sure didn't get too many good looks at him. He's pitched us tough. He's got a great arm. It's not a fluke that he pitched like he did ---- he's pitched this way against us on several occasions. |