These games will go a long way to defining who we are. Our whole bullpen is competing and getting it done, even if it's not pretty every time. |
They do. If you give up nothing for a while, when they do come, they'll come in bunches and bite you. |
They finally caught on that this guy's for us, not against us. Charlie's a positive person. And playing in Philadelphia, it's not a positive situation. A lot of these guys haven't played under that positive influence. And when you meet somebody like Charlie, who is truly and sincerely interested in you ... it took awhile for them to kind of understand that. |
They're getting clobbered all the way up the Keys. |
They're not just trying to put a competitive team on the field, they're going to put a winning team on this field. |
This coaching staff has allowed us to grow. We didn't have that leadership last year. Charlie Manuel and his group have been as inspiring as they can be. Last year, guys went out and put a lot more pressure on themselves in situations like these. |
This kid is destined for greatness. If they stay with him, and he's on teams that get him to the playoffs, he's the next Mariano Rivera , without a doubt. Ever see the hitters' faces when they come up to hit against him? They're just hoping to find one ball they might put in play. He needs to remember that now. |
Trust me, I'm going to do my best to beat them if I do get in there. I've got some lifetime friends over there in [Craig] Biggio and Baggy [Jeff Bagwell]. We can chat all we want when the year is over. This is business. |
We are confident that Debby no longer poses any significant threat to the Florida Keys. |
We both move forward pretty much as much as we can. But when he lets it go, you know it's coming out of his hand about three feet closer to the plate than mine. |
We could be there. But we are pretty good anyway. At least this week. |
We have to pick up ground when they lose. |
We haven't beaten them since I've been here, and they got to the second round since I left. I'm probably no good to anybody. |
We know how important this month is. Guys turned it up for the second game. We're going to have some tough losses, but we didn't let one tough loss turn into two. |
We played 160 games to have a chance to get to the playoffs, and the next two ballgames will be the most important games of the whole year. We're watching the scoreboard. We need help right now to get into the playoffs. |