He is more relaxed. When you first come to a new league and start in a hole, it's tough to get out, especially for a young guy. Getting sent down and back up is tough. |
He was a dark horse. Nobody expected it. Hopefully, he pitches there for 10 years. |
He was a pleasant surprise last year. They said his bat was not that good, and he did an outstanding job for us. Defensively, he's good. He plays the game hard, he's a smart kid. I think he's got a chance (to play for the Devil Rays). |
He's a leader. That's what we want from him behind the plate. |
He's been doing that ever since I've known him. Thank God he hasn't hit anybody. |
He's doing the things he needs to do to play in the big leagues. If he can do the little things, he has a chance. He's probably the best shortstop in this league, in my opinion. |
I didn't think we swung at bad pitches. We swung at strikes and didn't get many hits. |
I expect us to start swinging the bats pretty good. I'm confident we're going to start swinging the bats better. |
I went back down to Double-A ball after being up. I understand what it's like. It's not easy, but I know he can add a lot here. |
It's not easy to do. Three things have to go right: The pitcher has to make a bad pitch, the train has to be going by and the hitter has to have a good swing. |
Nobody wants to be the oldest guy in the clubhouse, but everybody has their role. Everybody has their chance. It's like I tell them: As long as you've got a uniform on, you've always got a chance to play in the major leagues. It's not a big jump from here. |
Owens has power. He always has a chance to hit one out. |
Players always seem to do better against one team or another. Maybe he likes the Biscuits. |
That was a bomb. Too bad a train wasn't going by. |
That's unfortunate. I've seen what everybody else has seen on TV and that's it. I don't know anything else about the case. |