He is a classic high-average hitter because he takes a relentless approach every at-bat. Every at-bat he's the same way. He battles the great pitchers, he battles the real good ones, the good ones, the ones that are trying to make it. |
He is pitching at a very high level. It was more of the same of his great performances. |
He is playing so good in every facet of the game. He's hitting fourth, and that's because nothing bothers him. He just plays. He's been as important as anybody we have; he's had an outstanding year. |
He is sore and probably will get sorer as he goes along. So we'll pay attention to it. |
He is the best manager I have ever been around. |
He just can't generate any momentum. So, yeah, he's getting now like where a hitter goes a long time without a hit. He's trying to force the result. It's basic human nature. |
He just didn't have it. I just don't think that it's a good idea to pat a guy on the back for getting to the sixth inning when he was ineffective for three innings. ... He's capable of so much better than that. |
He just had no feel. Everything he tried to do, he was missing his target. It was one of those days that he just didn't have a feel for the game of pitching. |
He just needs experience, ... He needs playing experience. The more he plays, the better and better he will get. He's doing better this year than he was last year. |
He just will not back off the competition. He's never surprised by it. We're fortunate that we have a lot of guys who are not afraid of the ninth inning. |
He knows we're thinking about it. What you count on is the runner on third coming home without tipping it and Carpenter getting the bunt down. |
He made a mistake pitch and a clutch hitter took advantage. He did some good things and then he made a mistake. |
He made a very intelligent choice, to go out and get the rust off. That's what he needs to do. He needs to play regularly and get back in the groove of playing. The way it was starting out, he wasn't going to get as much playing time, so it would not have been easy for him. A very smart choice. |
He manages like he played. |
He missed off the plate or he missed over the middle of the plate. |