It's frustrating. We tried to do everything we could to get back as soon as possible. Unfortunately there's not a whole lot you can do. Sometimes you just got to let things run its course. |
It's nice to have that. We feel good about what we have here but we still feel like there's some holes that need to be filled. |
It's the chance to be here for another five years that I didn't want to pass up. |
J.P. wants to win. When you have a GM like that who isn't willing to settle for finishing third every year it causes a lot of changes. Last year we did the best we could to get in it and stay in it but it's nice to see that after the year we had, the first half we had, it still wasn't good enough, that we wanted to get better. |
Just in talking to (Burnett), he feels like he's in a better situation now as far as teammates and things like that and that makes it a lot easier. I think that's going to help him. |
Loyalty for me is very important. You don't see it a lot in sports, not as much as sometimes I think you should. It's something that's important to me, it's something I value. It makes it easier when you're treated the way I've been treated. |
Orlando is probably the best second baseman I've ever played with. Losing somebody like that always stings a little. But, especially in our division, you have to be able to hit. |
Our bullpen has been unbelievable. It's a big difference from where we were. I'm able to come out after five innings and the pen picks me up with four innings. |
Physically I felt good. That's always a good thing early on, having the health there. Then you got to work on executing. |
Physically, I felt good. So that's always a good thing early on -- having the health there. The cutter was kind of hit or miss today, so there's still a couple things to work on. Obviously, you would like to start better, but I got my work in. |
Right now my biggest emphasis is on location, making sure they're quality pitches and I feel good. (Velocity) is something that comes, get a couple of more times out and that will take care of itself. |
Since I've been here, it's felt like a family for me. It's the chance to be here for another five years that I didn't want to pass up. Everything we talked about last time -- about what the organization wanted to do -- it's come full circle. All of that's happened. |
That doesn't bother me, someone who has pitched the whole season should win it, not someone who pitched for three months, |
That stops the big inning right there. It kept a guy at first and allowed us to stay in striking distance against Santana. |
That's always been a question for debate. I think pitchers never like to go back-to-back facing teams but that hitters sometimes feel like they have a better idea of what they're going to see. |