529 ordspråk av Clint Hurdle
Clint Hurdle
That's been a redeeming quality, that he has been able to slow things down and been able to get an inning over with before it completely got out of hand. He said he has not been comfortable out of the stretch the last couple of games. I told him I didn't think he was lying. I told him either we have to find a way to make him comfortable or for him to not let any guys get on.
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That's just one of the toughest situations I put myself in, having to take him out and putting in a pinch-runner. It worked to my favor tonight.
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That's not the way it is. I think it takes some pressure off of him. And it shows those guys what they are capable of collectively.
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That's probably a pitch you'd like to have back. But we made a lot of mistakes in the game that put us in that situation.
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The (improvement) starts with the bullpen. That is a pretty good group for us, one of the better groups we have had. And at catcher we have depth there where before it was a fragile position for us.
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The best [defensive play] I have ever seen in my life. If anyone has seen one better, I'd really like them to pull some tape out so that I could see it.
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The bigger issue is the first-pitch fastballs they are squaring up. He might have to start pitching backwards (by starting batters with breaking pitches) and doing some things different off the mound.
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The bond is special between a father, especially relative to his father's age and the time (in his life),
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The bottom line is, they are in the playoffs. They won the (National League West).
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The confidence that comes from getting on any type of run gives you that confidence once you initiate that run again. We've got to pitch well, we've got to play solid defense and we've got to get timely hitting and execute, which is what we did for the last three months last season - with a lot of guys people didn't know against a lot of teams with some pretty big names.
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The faces became very familiar at times.
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The fact is, Kim pitched without a fastball or command of it. That's usually a recipe for disaster in this park.
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The game's at home and you're tied. It's not a save situation. I thought (Fuentes) gave us the best shot to get to the ninth and score a run.
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The grass seems greener, the colors are brighter.
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The last couple of times in those spots he hasn't been able to get the job done.
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