I think that's part of why he's a great hitter. There are a lot of reasons he's a great hitter, but that's one of them. He can save the at-bats. He has great plate coverage, and he's smart. |
I think the healthiest attitude for our club [and] for Chris is to just go out and play the game and let the results fall where they may, and then the other stuff falls into place. What you saw here is what he's been doing. |
I think the thing not to misunderstand is that he has not been sitting in the training room or on a bench. He's been taking 100 swings a day. |
I think the umpires get the great majority of (the calls) right, ... Plus, there's an issue of time of game, and we're going to slow it down and get into instant replay? |
I think the winner is a 'pick 'em' thing. We have total respect for them. |
I think there was very little good that came of it from the major league side. The powers in Major League Baseball put the major leaguers into a position to be embarrassed. Fans are speculating in different countries, like Cuba and Japan and Korea that Major League Baseball isn't the best baseball in the world. I think it is, if the competition is fair. |
I think there will be a definite leaning towards So because of how he's stepped into that very same assignment all year long, whether it's left, right or center. |
I think there's a lot of truth to that. |
I think there's a strong segment of our support that marks your season with not even getting to the World Series but winning it. So, with that group we failed. We've got to be more realistic as an organization, and coaches and players. |
I think they'll contribute to us having a chance to win --whoever's in left field. |
I think they're starting to feel good about how they're throwing. We've shown the kind of depth that can pay off for us. |
I think we understand we're officially in October baseball. But we discussed it last year and again this year. It just doesn't seem right to celebrate it when the magic number is one. You're watching the number go 10, 9, 8 ... and it gets to one so you celebrate? When it gets to zero, you celebrate. That's what we're going to do. |
I think we went beyond reasonable for us. There is a figure that doesn't make sense for us to pay. ... I thought $8 million was at the top of where we should be. He indicated he wanted to stay. It still wasn't enough. |
I think we're going to see him when we go home. I have not heard if he's coming here. |
I think you could make an argument. Who's to say if somebody really thought about how you could carefully use it, maybe there's something there. But, generally, I think no, it's not necessary. |