945 ordspråk av Terry Francona
Terry Francona
We have some new people, they've just been outstanding. We lost some terrific guys, there's no denying that; but some terrific guys have come in. I'm very excited about the makeup of our ball club.
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We have the ability now to move Lenny back a couple of days. How it affects us, we don't know. What I was afraid of was playing three innings and losing Beckett, that was the big concern.
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We have three weeks left. He's certainly not going to throw one inning and then start the season. But we'll get him in games when he and [pitching coach Al Nipper] feel he's ready to do that in a positive way.
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We have to win our games. That's how we view it.
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We just sat and talked for about an hour and a half, joked and laughed at things that probably weren't that funny,
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We just want to be one run better, whether it's 11-10 or 2-1. That's all that really matters at the end of the day.
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We just want to get him ready. He hasn't pitched in a lot of games, but his workload has been significant. His arm strength is good. I've been around him a long time. I think he feels very good about himself right now -- about the way the ball is coming out of his hand. And I agree with him, I think it is coming out of his hand very well.
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We knew [how many] starts we were comfortable with him getting, which is about where we're at now. I think he has a chance now to be himself. It might take him a little while. He's got a chance for [eight] starts. The timing is appropriate. It's not perfect.
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We know what he does. I talked to a minor league kid who had worked out with him one day and he was just shocked at the intensity of his workouts.
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We lost a real tough one tonight. What will matter is where we end up and how we handle the next 10 days.
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We lost good people. We got good people. We just have to play good.
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We love him. We're thrilled. He's a very exciting young player.
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We love the guy. He meant a lot to us. He's one of the best teammates I've ever seen.
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We made him work, made him work hard. He's one of the bright, young pitchers in the game. We spotted him a five-run lead and that's tough to come back.
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We made it a lot tougher on ourselves. It was not our best game. The good news is, there's another game in 12 hours. We're pretty good at staying in the moment.
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