The main thing is being able to throw. |
The most important thing is that he can use his right arm again. I know he's going to get this surgery to remove the bone spurs. You never know what can happen. You hope after the surgery, a month later, his range of motion is better, he's feeling great and who knows, maybe he can play again. But at this point, it's a quality of life issue. Not a career issue. |
The next 24 hours should tell us a lot. |
The ump sees what, 225, 250 pitches a night and get the great majority of them right. But it's not like his call scored any runs. They did that on their own. |
There also has to be some luck involved when you have a record like that against some team. |
There are some nuances to hitting in the eight hole. It's nothing that thousands of players haven't done throughout the course of baseball history. Sometimes you don't get much to hit, but there are other times when they come right at you. I've hit there enough that I usually know the situation, but sometimes it surprises you. |
There were a number of times I said to myself, this is unbelievable, an instant classic, ... I'll get a copy on tape. |
There's something different about each one of them. Roger is different in his preparation and experience. Andy separates himself with his concentration on the mound. And I think Roy probably has the best pure stuff. |
They brought the left-hander to turn Lance around and he came up with a big hit immediately, ... Lane did a great job battling against Devine getting a single. They all had good at-bats, but Lance's was the one that opened the door. |
They have to deal with the fact that if you have a bad game, you lose. |
They're either (A) ridiculous, or (B) American League fans, |
This is part of our home-field advantage and for major league baseball to try and change that is either a) ridiculous or b) they're American League fans. |
This was a much more important game for us than for the Cardinals. We're fighting for our lives at this point. We're the ones in a pennant race. They're umpteen games up with a month to go. |
To come out and lose again and to lose like this is draining. |
To lose like this is draining, |