The baseball gods are showing me a little bit of everything this year, and that was one of the more unusual (plays). I'm still positive about these guys. . . . But it just boils down to learning how to play winning baseball. |
The baseball gods are showing me a little bit of everything this year. We just seem to make a mistake at the most inappropriate time. |
The bullpen is coming along. It's been pretty solid. |
The challenge is changing the mindset toward winning, ... When you walk out on the field every day, you got to expect to kick butt -- or they're going to kick yours. It's not all about talent. |
The double play kick-started us. The dugout was really rocking. |
The good thing about the World Baseball Classic is we get to see some kids play that we normally wouldn't. |
The guy has good stuff. His sinker could be devastating -- if he would just trust that. |
The kids are obviously part of our future, and the fact is they're going to experience, hopefully, a very exciting pennant race. Everybody likes their hits. It's being involved in something that could be special and getting experience when the game counts. Mets fans and the organization should be proud of David Wright and Jose Reyes, and Victor Diaz had a huge night also. And Jake is getting his feet wet. |
The main thing is that [Boone] is at peace and content with the decision he made. I wish him well. |
The more work he gets, the better he'll be. His stuff is still good. He's able to make pitches. As long as we're doing well, I don't really see the need to waste a lot of energy talking about him. He's part of the team and the team is doing well. |
The only thing that's bad about the injury is you've got to get your timing back. He can't swing a bat. |
The overriding factor for me is if he can help our club. |
The overriding factor for me is if he can help our club. If I have a situation where I have someone else who can do some of the things that we want him to do, then it's probably just best for him to go to Triple-A. But until we make that decision, he still has a chance. |
The reactions you get from the kids are really special. I try to be light and crack jokes. I'm always a little bit goofy around kids; that's my personality. To me, that's great. You've got to break the ice. |
The satisfaction is I challenged these guys two weeks ago to keep playing hard and they have. |