That's the only way you can do it. Regardless of the circumstances, you come in and have fun like you always do. Then, once the horn sounds, it's all business. |
That's very sad news for the game of baseball. He's a great ambassador for the game. My thoughts are with his family. |
The beginning and the end. And, in the end [portion], the adrenaline gets you through. |
The bottom of the order didn't do too bad either. |
The fine line is getting him to stay aggressive in the strike zone. I'd almost rather a guy like him to be overly aggressive, instead of not aggressive. |
The first professional uniform I put on 16 years ago was a Braves uniform, and I wanted to try to make sure its my last. I want to retire as a Brave, but more importantly, I knew this was something that could help continue the winning tradition we've built and our quest to bring our fans another world championship. |
The guy still knows how to pitch. He's not throwing 96 (mph) like used to, but he's sinking it, he's cutting it, he's changing speeds on us. |
The Pirates got a gem in him. |
There are a lot of egos in the clubhouse. For us to be successful, we have to put those egos aside and become good teammates and play the game the way we grew up playing it, pull for each other and genuinely be happy for each other. |
There's a little bit of an immature attitude that falls over this clubhouse at times. |
These guys may not experience success right away like our group did. But before they're said and done, they might have a bigger impact on the success of this organization. |
They're all kind of taking turns stockpiling and gearing up for us. Once again everybody is picking somebody else. We'll just lay back in the weeds. |
They've added some much-needed arms to their bullpen. That will obviously make a difference. |
This is almost better than the first time. Or at least as good. |
This is something I've always wanted to do. It's always something that appealed to me and something I've never been able to do. |