I don't know -- that'll all go into the final evaluation. Clean innings would be a big plus. There's something to be said for getting out of them. But when you have men on base, they're going to score sooner or later. He's done a fine job so far.
I don't know that we want to stretch him out further than that. . . . He doesn't have an old body. He seems to be pretty physically fit.
I don't need to point him out, they come in looking at him. He has earned their respect.
I don't think there was any big talk or meeting. It was the culmination of holding on to a perception. When you get to a point where you pitch, play defense and play smart baseball regularly, when the game gets clean, you win on the road.
I don't think there's any doubt that he believes now that he has arrived, that he can make pitches, that he can win, that he can compete and he can become a force in this league.
I don't want them to feel they have to pitch their way into the spot and that is what spring training is about. We need to get it out of the way, clear out any distractions and keep focused on the job at hand, getting ready for the season.
I enjoyed seeing the emotion. I enjoyed seeing that it hasn't become commonplace (for the Braves). They had an infusion of youth this year.
I had a good angle on it. All I'm gonna say is, we play them 14 more times (this season).
I had a script but didn't need it. There's no chance for this to work unless his head and heart are in the right place, and they are. He's not a 23-year-old kid pushing the older guy out of the rotation, and he realizes that.
I have a contract here and I'm big on loyalty. I'm big on my word.
I haven't managed many games with a score of 7-4 at the end of the first inning on the road, for us. So that was interesting.
I love the momentum we are building. I know we are more comfortable than we were in April and I know we will be more comfortable next April than we are this September.
I never like to lose a ball game, but the degree of care in spring training isn't the same. You never want to be at the bottom at any point in time.
I played and I went to the playoffs three of the first four years, and I thought it was just part of the package. And I haven't been back since.
I played in the playoffs in three of my first four big-league seasons, ... but I haven't been to one since. I relish that opportunity. It doesn't come easy. You are not lucky when you get to that level.
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