We didn't have Crosby in April and then (starter Rich) Harden went down. We had our No. 3 hitter out of the lineup, some young guys in the rotation and we played the Yankees and Red Sox 12 straight games. That will give you a slow start. |
We didn't make any pitches. You get good hitters and leave it in the middle of the plate, and they burn you. |
We do extensive preparation, particularly in our pitching, ... (Bullpen coach) Bob Geren helps Curt. Curt said to me, 'All this work. I'd like to start seeing some results.' I said, 'Stick with it. Persistence.' |
We got a couple of our runs on hustle. That's always nice to see. |
We got a couple of runs on our hustle. You look and Kendall's 0-for-4, but he opened up the game -- his hustling set the tone. |
We got him for his bat. I would hate to get him for his bat and for him to go out on the field and hurt himself. |
We got through last night 2-0, but we couldn't hold 2-0 tonight. |
We had a little meeting in San Francisco on Sunday and that was covered. We're here to win games. I have a difficult job, and everyone can make it more difficult on me by going out and getting three hits every day. |
We had a little ragged play in a couple areas, ... But the pitching erased a lot of that. |
We had a little ragged play, ... But pitching can erase a lot of that ? and certainly did tonight. |
We had a little ragged play. But the pitching raised it up a little bit. |
We have a pretty loose clubhouse, |
We have to get him caught up. He had his usual last at bat. We needed a run with two outs. He's a good player. |
We have to make an adjustment. The pitching remained constant -- for both teams. |
We have to make an adjustment. The pitching remained constant — for both teams. |