A lot of young kids have had opportunities to play, |
Does it matter? ... It's all about contributing to a world championship. |
He looks old but he's still swinging the bat, ... It just looks like every time he gets up there he's trying to hit a home run. |
I didn't think I was going to hit home runs in the big leagues. I'm not a home run hitter. I try not to hit home runs. I drive the ball in the gaps, and if one gets up, great. |
I don't feel a sense of urgency. We've been trying to gain ground almost all year, but I don't see guys acting any different than earlier. And if they are, then they weren't doing a good enough job before. |
I don't have a set program or plan. It all leads to wanting to be game-ready. There is a finish line. |
I had no strength to pick up a bat. It'll be sore, but I can play through the pain. If I have enough strength to pick up a bat, I'll be in there. I'd say 50-50 by tomorrow [a travel day], 75-25 by Friday. |
I handled it all right. I'm tired of talking about it. I'm OK. |
I played behind Roy for two years, and [the first inning is] the best chance to get to the kid. ... Get him before he gets warmed up. A lot of the hitters today were patient with their swings and we got a lot of runners on base. |
I played behind Roy for two years, and that's the best chance you have of getting the kid is to get him before he gets warmed up, ... He quick-pitched us a lot, as he normally does, but a lot of his pitches were balls. He put himself in a hole by getting behind in the count. |
I played behind Roy for two years. Because he's so good the best chance to get him is before he's warmed up. A lot of our hitters were patient with their swings. |
I played with Oswalt for two years, and the best chance to get him is to get him before he's warmed up -- because he's so good, |
I think (Tuesday) was the final decision. I'd been racking my brain, pulling my hair out (about whether to retire). I talked to some people in the game and my family, most importantly. It came to a head last night. |
I think the game was out of hand before that (home run). It doesn't (mean a great deal) because I don't have anything to compare it to. I'm not a baseball historian. I don't go home and add it up. I'll add it all up after I retire. |
I think we're playing good baseball. We're getting a lot of hits, scoring a lot of runs, despite playing in bad weather except for the last two days. I remember last year we were 12-2 and we were supposed to be going to the World Series. |