The schedule is the schedule, but I like my team. If there are any advantages we have (over the other wild-card hopefuls), it is our speed and the depth of our pitching staff. |
The team's been playing well and we'll just start another streak tomorrow. |
The thing about Pedro is that even if he's a little bit gassed, he can make pitches for you, ... I had a feeling that against some of those young, inexperienced hitters, he'd be able to make a pitch, and he did. |
The thing I liked about today more than anything was we picked each other up. I really thought the pitchers did a nice job of picking guys up and we had to scratch for some runs, but the bottom line is that Billy came in and closed it on a great throw by Carlos. |
The thing you like about him is he's very comfortable and very poised in the field. Yeah, he didn't play second today, but that's impressive to me. |
The way he goes about his business on a daily basis, you can tell Manny is preparing [to be a manager]. I think he should get some interviews and get the opportunity to impress some general managers who don't know him. I don't know if he is the best known, but sometimes those are the guys to tap into because they are just very professional in doing their jobs and not out there trying to sell themselves. |
The way our lineup is set up, if Carlos feels he's comfortable doing that and you get it down, you made the right play. In a situation like that, a good pitcher like Carpenter, it's not a bad play. If you get it down, no one says anything. You pop it up, it's a story. |
The way things are going for us, ... you never feel any [lead] is totally safe. |
The way things are going for us, ... you never feel like things are totally safe. |
Their two fastest runners, |
There are other guys who might be in front of him, anyway. |
There are personal things you have to deal with and he had permission to do that. I don't have the details. It wasn't anything to do with doctors, injuries or his toe. |
There is little question about David becoming a great player. But it will be interesting to see how he adjusts this year. He won't be a surprise to anyone anymore. The pitchers know about him, and they will make adjustments. I want to see how he adjusts. |
There was a little tightness last night and I guess he wanted to nip it in the bud right away. I think he just wanted to have peace of mind to have someone look at it. |
There's an energy to this team. There's an energy about this team. I'm as excited about it as our fans are. What did Mills Lane (old boxing ref) used to say? Let's get it on. |