945 ordspråk av Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Regardless of how much (the suspension) bothered him or how he felt about things, he really did a good job to get ready for his start,
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Regardless of how much (the suspension) bothered him or how he felt about things, he really did a good job to get ready for his start.
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Right now, ... we need to score. So that's what we do.
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Rudy is kind of a power (pitcher) that I think spent all of spring trying to establish that fastball.
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September on a losing team … I can't tell you, it's awful. Strapping it on now, every game means so much. It's great.
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Show up the next night and try to win that game. It just seems to make it easier, ... You start thinking too far ahead or behind, it just doesn't really do any good.
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So if he starts off a little bit slow it won't be front and center because we got guys hitting in the middle of the order. We just want Mike to be as good as he can be. I think we're pretty comfortable that he's going to have a nice year. Does it have to be that breakout or career year? No. Just be part of our lineup and keep that lineup moving.
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Some nights you need a ball hit at somebody. It sounds like we're begging a little bit, but sometimes you need a break. But again, I think good days are ahead.
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Somebody says, 'Can you win playoff games like that?
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Someone told me they're having trouble getting video. That's because there is none.
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Sometimes you've got to be a little flexible. For the most part, it's hard to get players to look at the big picture also. I understand that. They're looking at their next start or their next at-bat.
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Spreading it out is always good.
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Spring training is a horrible barometer. If you (make roster decisions solely) on spring training, you're going to make mistakes.
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Sunday might be the most important game of the year. It doesn't matter. It really doesn't matter. I have tried like hell to figure out how to stop this rain. I just can't do it. I got here at 10:30 this morning and I prepared ... couldn't stop it. I have no frustration over that. What you do is handle things the best way you know how. That's what we'll do.
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Thankfully, he stayed out there long enough. He was having a tough time, but he gathered himself and stayed out there long enough where we didn't have to use anybody we didn't want to.
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