We don't need superstars. We need guys who worry about the name on the chest more than the name on the back of the uniform. The only bad thing about this was, we won a lot of games by one run or two runs, and that drives me crazy. |
We enjoyed it; we had a good time. But it's kind of like we had to give a little attention to everyone. Now we're on a road trip, and we don't have to deal with all this stuff. Hopefully, we'll play better. |
We feel like `What's going to be next?' ... I think someone has to step up and grab this team by the horns and take charge. It's frustrating to keep leaving people on base. You keep leaving people on base, you're not going to win that many games. It keeps happening, and I don't know why. We had opportunities, and didn't take them. |
We got spoiled last year, the way they (threw). They will get better. |
We had (Bobby) Jenks up and I just went by Mark to see how he feels, ... He told me the last inning he felt good and I looked at his arm and talked to Cooper about it and said, `Well, you're throwing the ball well. Just give it another one and see what happens.' |
We had a chance a couple of times and we couldn't pull the trigger. When you have an opportunity, you have to take advantage of it or you're going to pay for it. |
We had great players, but we were not a great team (in 2004). We hit more home runs than anybody, but we gave up more home runs than anybody. We could not play defense, we could not pitch, we could not execute. You don't do those three things in baseball, good luck. |
We had the bases loaded and we should have won the game right there. The hitters got to be better in the stretch. It's not going to be easy. |
We have 20 guys in there. They have been inconsistent, way inconsistent. It's going to kill them. |
We have a better bench, a better rotation, and having Thome swing the bat the way he is now, he'll really help our team. But when you win the world championship, you can't say this team is better. That's not fair. |
We have a great chance. We've got the right people. Hopefully, they perform the way they should. |
We have a lot of games to go and not that many players in camp. Everybody will get a legit chance. The guy who can pinch-hit and play once in a while, he will take the job. |
We have six, seven guys we didn't have last year. They're hungry. We built this team to stay hungry. |
We have the type of team that executes all the time and that's our game. We failed today at moving the guys over. |
We have the type of team that must execute, |