-- Schilling gave up four runs in the second -- ''but the rest of it, I was encouraged. |
'Hey, way to make me look good'. |
(John) Olerud had the best line, 'They need to put out a public address and tell the children to be careful. |
(John) Olerud had the best line, 'They need to put out a public address and tell the children to be careful.' |
(That's) a great sign. I think, in his own mind, he feels like he has some work to do and something to prove. |
[All of the relievers] want to pitch with the game on the line and, to me, the game was on the line right there. It didn't work, but it'll work out way more than it doesn't. Because [Timlin is] good. |
[Boston scored only eight runs in the three games against the A's and a total of 24 runs in their last eight. Jason Varitek's slump is at 4-for-41 and Damon's at 5-for-26.] I don't think you can score nine runs a game the whole year. ... It doesn't work like that. |
[Damon didn't play in Boston's 6-5, 11-inning win over Toronto on Monday night. He has been playing with discomfort since injuring the shoulder on a slide against Baltimore on Sept. 4.] The report was as good as it could be, ... Structurally there is no damage. I think he bruised that area. He's got some swelling. |
[Damon] said he was climbing the walls. He said he feels a little better, |
[John Olerud homered twice to back a solid performance by Bronson Arroyo on Thursday night and the Red Sox beat Tampa Bay 7-4 to complete a four-game sweep. It was the third consecutive game that Boston has rallied from an early deficit to beat the Devil Rays.] I love the way it ends, ... I'd like the formula to change a little bit. |
[John] Olerud had the best line. They need to put out a public address announcement and tell all the children out there to be careful. |
[Terry Francona, the Red Sox manager, remembered Small as a hard-throwing Class AA prospect 12 years ago.] He's moved around a lot since then, ... He's a different pitcher. He's really sinking the ball now. He's had a big impact. |
[The Red Sox had a reliever (Wakefield) who pitched 3 1/3 innings and gave up five runs and may be due a raise.] When we win [Sunday], ... we'll have Wake to thank for that. |
[The Red Sox have scored 21 runs in their last seven games and have gotten by on strong pitching. Bronson Arroyo (13-9) allowed one run and three hits in seven innings, one night after Tim Wakefield went nine innings in a 3-2, 10-inning win.] We just want to be one run better, whether it's 11-10 or 2-1, ... That's all that really matters. |
[The White Sox] pitched better than us, they hit better than us, they ran the bases better, ... They outplayed us, and that's why they won. |