(Webb) is a very good pitcher, when his sinker is on, its tough to get consecutive hits against him, but tonight we put some good at bats against him. |
A real difference is, there were no expectations before, and now there are. People aren't just satisfied with their team winning a division championship. They expect the Padres and Chargers to do more. Personally, I think that's a good thing. |
Anytime you lose your ace it hurts. You take him out there and you expect to win. Hensley gave us a great effort, but there's no substitute for your star pitcher. The main thing is we have to get him healthy. |
Biggest win of the year, |
But before we get too far ahead of ourselves, we need to win one game. |
Cam put on a nice show. We're looking forward to getting this lineup rolling. |
Early Friday the outer reaches of the system will begin to affect Texas, with the eye making landfall sometime Saturday morning. Something this large is going to pretty much cover the whole coastal region of Texas. |
Even if it's below .500, and we get to the postseason, if we go out there and do something special, then I think people will forget about it, ... We've got nothing to lose. Whatever our record is, nobody expects much of us. As long as 25 guys in the clubhouse do, that's all that matters. |
For them, honestly, it truly was do-or-die. |
For them, this was a huge win. We just have to focus on the next game and take one game at a time. |
For us to be concerned about it and to dwell on our record over the season is counterproductive, |
For us to come out against a guy like that [who] got the best of us the last couple outings is big. |
For you to instill that in your players now puts them in a better position to succeed later. It's easy to bunt if you've practiced it, but you can't ask him to bunt in the (playoffs) if he's never done it. |
He knows the game inside out. If you talk to guys in their clubhouse, they all respect him as a man and as a manager. |
He picked a great time to get hot. |