We're better than we're playing; we just need to concentrate a little more. It's not OK not to execute. ... As a team, I told them it's not going to happen next year. It's not acceptable. |
We're good enough to compete in our division if the starting rotation pitches the way we hope. If we can solidify our bullpen a bit better, that will be a big plus. |
We're looking for players who want to be Baltimore Orioles . I really want this organization to be proud, and I want our players to want to play here. |
We're still going at that, actually. Nothing's really permanent. We're going to look at the situation and see what else is going on. |
We've beaten him a few times, but he's pitched pretty well against us a few times. He had that little cut fastball with two strikes on the inner half that seemed to freeze up our right-hand hitters. We couldn't get anything going offensively off him. |
We've been working him in the outfield. He's played in the outfield before anyway. The only concern I think we have is his arm strength. We'll send our [cut-off] guys out a little deeper. It's not like we've thrown a ton of guys out at the plate anyway. We'll just find out whether he can go out and catch the baseball. |
We've got a new cast of characters, on the team and the staff. |
We've had a couple (pitchers) step in that hadn't been doing well. It seems like we need all of them to get through this lineup. |
Well, they don't ever help you. We're trying to be too aggressive -- a little too aggressive. Everyone's pushing a little bit, but we need to get some base hits to fall in there. |
Well, we have a leadoff hitter. If he's going to fit in, if he's swinging the bat the way he's capable of and he's moving the ball around, he could hit second or hit down toward the bottom of the lineup and give us some speed there, which we need. |
Well, we know they're going to be energized. That's not good. But it should keep us energized. |
What I sense is that the guys continue to play. They're not down; they feel they can come back. And it's not like they feel it's got to be one guy. |
What I thought of Hayden last year was that he wasn't intimidated. I thought he was a little overanxious up here, but he certainly didn't embarrass himself. He held his own. |
What these guys have to realize is I am not looking for a guy to step in there and have three hits. You just want to see a guy go in and have some good at-bats. If he lines out three times and he's 0-for-4, that's a good sign. But you can't go out and strike out three times. I still like him. I have high hopes for him. |
When we originally sent him down it wasn't because we didn't like him. We wanted him to go down and get things resolved with his delivery and freshen up his arm. |