Good pitching staff. I think that right now those guys throw the ball well. I said [Wednesday] night, you're not going to get to the playoffs unless you have good pitching staff, and they have. They have, to me, the best in baseball, or at least the American League. They're so good, they don't have a lefty. They don't need one. That's how good they are. |
Great job, wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He did a tremendous job. He saved my bullpen. That's one of the reasons we brought this kid. We know he can pitch at this level. We have to be careful with how we use him, but he threw the ball extremely well. |
Great job. Wow. I think McCarthy was the star of the game. He saved my bullpen. |
Having Thome here is going to be big. |
He (Contreras) has the best stuff on the staff from top to bottom. No doubt about it. |
He (Garcia) pitched well, he didn't have his best stuff, but he battled. He made one mistake on the slider, but he didn't get any help. We are not going to beat anyone with two hits. |
He [Dye] tried to get on base, make things happen and when you're batting third, he thought the third baseman was playing back. He just wanted to make something happen to start the inning. |
He approached me today, and I think it is a good thing for him and myself. |
He asked me about it. Hermanson told me, 'Whatever is best for the team, I'm willing to do it.' He told me that. I didn't tell him that. I told him, 'Just be prepared.' I might change my mind. |
He can help me play every position. Because the way I play, I like to move people around, I like to pinch-hit for people, and this kid gives me the facility to using him everywhere, first base, second base, shortstop and third and even outfield. |
He convinced me he was ready to go, ... We need this kid. ... Especially with the two teams we might play, New York or Anaheim, we need two lefties (in the bullpen). |
He convinced me he was ready to go. We need this kid. ... Especially with the two teams we might play, New York or Anaheim, we need two lefties (in the bullpen). |
He did a lot of great things for Seattle. People should be happy to see him pitch. |
He did a tremendous job. |
He did a tremendous job. He knew how bad we needed it and he did it. |