For a couple at-bats you think he's about there. Today he was pulling off a guy he hits well. He's still trying to figure out what to do to get going. |
For a guy who is supposed to be very tough, he's got a lot of cupcake in him. I saw him in an afternoon game in Cincinnati and he had his full beard on, but his wife didn't like it so he shaved it. He's macho with an asterisk. |
For the kind of club we had and the kind of year we had, losing four in a row would have been tough to take because we're a better team than that. We want to get home for a game, and it's still more important for us to win than it is for them. |
Forever now, as long as baseball history is repeated, that home run is going to be part of history and Albert will have his place in it. |
From my understanding, he's going to decide in the next day or two. I think he's looking at us seriously. |
From the first day he showed up in Spring Training, he looked like he had a lot of confidence and he was determined to show us what he could do and let the cards play out. Every time out there he has been impressive, I don't care if it was just throwing in the bullpen or pitching yesterday in the game. |
Give it a couple days. Maybe longer if his infection isn't gone. We feel for him. We need him. |
Going to be hard to win 20 unless we start scoring runs. Going to be hard for us as a team. Not matter how well the other guy pitches, we've got a lot of weapons. You've got to figure, if somebody shuts us down we can find a way to get three (runs). |
Guys are strong enough to pitch better than they are right now. We're not pitching well at all. It's just horrible. We're getting behind in the counts. Pitches are belt high or higher. We're not doing a lot right. |
Guys like Derrek Lee and Albert Pujols and other guys at the top, Miguel Cabrera , nobody throws the ball down the middle to them, ... So they have to work hard to get everything, and they deserve all the credit. |
Guys like Derrek Lee and Albert Pujols and other guys at the top, Miguel Cabrera , nobody throws the ball down the middle to them. So they have to work hard to get everything, and they deserve all the credit. |
Guys took their place and did a terrific job with the bats and we were pitching well. We don't have Scott back, but we have Larry and Reggie back. Both of those guys can handle a bat, so you don't push as much with them as you would with some of the other guys. |
Hal talked about Scott's last two pinch-hitting appearances [before the homer] and the fact that he drew two walks. That was two very good at-bats where he was seeing the ball. |
Hancock and Brad both, in fastball counts they threw fastballs, which is OK as long as you have some movement and some location. Right down the middle, that's not what they were trying to do. [They] paid the penalty. |
Have the lead before you face the ninth inning, |