John told me right from the get-go, 'Give me McCann,' |
Jonathan has come a long way since he was a little teenager. He's made himself into a real nice player. |
Jordan has been swinging the bat good and he's running good, ... He can certainly help us. |
Just like at the beginning of the season, it's hard to tell guys they haven't made it, ... It's one of the hardest things you have to do. |
Let leaders lead. It's a long season, so you have to have fun. I've liked Roger since Day 1. I'm not worried about him. I think he's going to do a great job. We're happy to have him. He came out of nowhere for us. |
Maybe we can slip him in as the fifth starter. |
Nah, that's not even close to being it. That doesn't have anything to do with (anything), ... It's his new stance and the discipline. He's always worked over the winter. |
Nobody is going to be perfect. There are very few [Eric] Gagnes and [Mariano] Riveras and Smoltzes around. |
Nobody's going to be perfect. There's very few [Eric] Gagnes and [Mariano] Riveras around. |
Normally we don't make errors, but today we made two of them and it cost us four runs. |
Not great, not bad — I've seen better. |
Obviously you can operate on a knee and be back playing in maybe eight or nine days with a scope (arthroscopy), whereas before it ended the entire season, |
Obviously you can operate on a knee and be back playing in maybe eight or nine days with a scope (arthroscopy), whereas before it ended the entire season. |
One of his best games ever, for me. That's the old Tim Hudson. |
Our bullpen glued it together really well. I thought we played a great game with our defense, pitching and offense. It's good to win the home opener. |