I look at it as an opportunity to say, 'No comment,' ... I appreciate that Dunc had a chance to explain his position. Whatever they decided is what it's going to be. |
I love Rick Ankiel. There's something good about having him on a ballclub. |
I might be wrong, ... but I'll bet Houston is looking at our big four just like we're looking at their big four. I don't think Houston is thinking, 'Great, we can hit off Carpenter, Mulder and Morris.' The pitching is going to be a fascinating part of this thing. It's going to be a big story every day. |
I read about what happened in Cincinnati. Against us, he was impressive. We'll bring him into camp and see how he fits in. |
I said (in spring training) we were going to play as well defensively. All you had to do was watch them. We've defended the hell out if it. |
I sat down with him right away, and I think he was as frustrated as we were. He was working to try and get there. The process was difficult. But he has been working. So we scratched his sideline. |
I saw his first year, he was a really tough out. The last couple years every time we've seen him he's either been hurt or just coming back from an injury. It's been difficult to evaluate him. But if he's healthy, he's a plus player. |
I saw the work over the many, many years when he pounded it hard in a legal way. You can get strong legally. I think he did. |
I see him as the losing pitcher today and I'm anxious to send him out there Sunday against the Mets. Everybody has ups and downs. |
I still don't think he's feeling great. |
I talk to him as much as I talk to any other manager, ... You don't do that if you don't have a good relationship. |
I think [the umpires] are smart enough to know how many times Luna has been thrown at. Whether it was intentional or not, I think that was a good call on their part. Enough is enough. It just looks so bad. Not to read intent, but it just looked real bad. |
I think because of the history of the franchise, it would be a nice two-year run. But any time you chase numbers you're making a big mistake. What you've got to do is come out tomorrow and play. If they beat you, you tip your cap. Just make sure you come out and play your game. |
I think both of the left-handers that we sent out today have outstanding futures and could use the opportunity to go down there and keep working. They've shown enough to where we like their potential, and they're exciting, and we can see both of them pitching here this summer. |
I think he can hit anywhere. The day Albert doesn't play he can hit third. He runs well, he has power. You can hit him fourth, fifth, sixth. I've said you can mess around a little bit with second.... I don't think it's way out of the question. |