The Lowe I saw today is almost identical to the same guy [in Boston]. |
The pitchers need to do some hitting. |
The pitching coach came out and I'm sure his words to that pitcher were to try and get a ground ball back to you. I guarantee that's what he told him before he walked away and that's one of those times it happened. |
The problem with catching a knuckleball pitcher is familiarity. Because a knuckleball is inconsistent, there are a lot of variables that are factors in which way that thing is moving on a given day. |
Theo and I have a good relationship. |
There's a little tightness and we'll back off as a precautionary measure. It doesn't seem serious. We'll go on an abbreviated schedule. He'll miss a bullpen session. We're not real concerned because we have some time to get him ready. |
There's a lot of kids, a lot of talent and very few positions. |
They let him off the hook. |
They're going to be given every opportunity. How long that lasts, I'm not sure. I know we've got a club not firing on all cylinders. That's the cylinder that's not hitting on. |
They've been doing a good job. Normally at this time of the year, the pitchers are ahead of the hitters and that's a common occurrence this early in spring training. We'll see how it progresses as the spring goes along. |
This game's about adjustments. At this moment, this series, that's the key. |
This guy's a bull, he wants the ball. I talked to him, and he feels great. |
This guy's got what it takes to pitch in tight situations. |
This is my second chance at the opportunity of a lifetime. |
This kid has got some abilities with the bat that are hard to ignore. His bat will dictate how much he plays and where he plays as much as anything else. His bat dictates the change (in position) in the first place. |