No question there's a lot of pitching here. And we're keeping an open mind to everything we see. |
No question, he's making a strong case for himself and everybody is paying very close attention to it. We see what's going on. |
No, I was not fired. |
No, I was not fired. I don't believe it was in my best interest or the best interests of the Los Angeles Dodgers to be in the dugout (in 2006) as a lame duck manager. |
Not all of our starters are 22 years old, but we do have four of them that are 24 or less. We have to allow a little bit of time to allow these guys to have the opportunity to stabilize themselves. |
Not what you want to see. |
nothing but the very best |
Now he's starting to take the at-bats we saw him take in the first couple months of the season, |
Obviously, Craig Wilson now looms very large. |
Obviously, he helped make us a good baseball team two years ago. |
Obviously, it's kind of special. |
Obviously, it's not something you want to see. That's for sure. But I think you always have to be prepared for something like this to happen to one of your players. |
Obviously, that's the hot topic these days. I've done everything I possibly can to keep Freddy involved, and he has responded big-time. You have to get Freddy at-bats, but you also have to give those other guys a chance to jump-start themselves. |
Obviously, we're being tested early. You know, we were in a position to win all three games. We didn't get any of them, but the effort is there. It's part of the challenge of the game. You've got to get over it, get beyond it. |
Of course, there is going to be some emotion on my part when I look over to the other dugout and see some people who I have great feeling for. |