That's my decision. He's gonna be in there tomorrow. I want him to take some [batting practice] before I put him out there. |
That's not the formula for when you play the Yankees, nine walks and three hit by pitches. If you get behind with these guys you're just asking for trouble. |
That's not the formula when you play the Yankees. |
That's not the formula when you play the Yankees. If you get behind and into hitters' counts, you're asking for trouble. |
That's not what you like to see. |
That's our market, that's what we have to do, ... We've lost a lot of players. We're used to losing great players here. |
That's something we haven't done in the last two months. Hopefully, it's just a blip on the radar screen. |
That's the best stuff of anybody we've faced this year. |
That's the way this game is. They started out on the road, and perhaps the weather was cold. This league is tough and so evenly matched. If you don't bring your 'A' game, you're going to get it handed to you. |
That's why they're up there. |
The Angels brought up K-Rod (closer Francisco Rodriguez) a couple of years ago, and he propelled them to a World Series, |
The ball flies better there. |
the best stuff of anybody we've faced this year. |
The contract thing, I'm glad we got it worked out. We've had three pretty good years of success. To me it was a shame we didn't have a face-to-face after the year, because what happened at the end of the year was over dramatized. |
The conversation was about what steps can we take so it doesn't flare up. If it doesn't, we have procedures in place to get him back on the field as soon as possible. |