Chris Burke is still winning the card game, |
'It's wise to take it seriously. |
(I was) trying to get something on the board. Luke Scott's a low-ball hitter, and (Willis) is a low-ball pitcher. I like the matchup. It didn't work so well. |
(Sheets) was good but we have to win these games. We just didn't drive in the runs when we needed them. |
a disregard for the comfort of our fans. |
A high payroll guarantees you wins. It doesn't guarantee you championships. If you let me spend $100 million or more every year, I guarantee you I'll play over .500. |
A lot of guys did a good job, ... Willy had a nice night, Lance with the big one. It looked like it was in our favor, then they turned the tide on and we went right back out and got back in the ballgame. |
A lot of these kids get a free pass until you get to a certain point. Then, when you get to a certain point, that's where you find out who can play. ... There's a culture of losing that gets into the system and no matter how hard you fight it, it's there. No one wants to talk about it, but it's there. |
A whole lot of Dontrelle Willis tonight. A little more than I cared to see. |
A wild and wacky summer, |
Actually, we're blessed to have two No. 1 starters. Even before I got here, I always considered Andy Pettitte particularly special. Certainly he deserves it, too. |
After that first at-bat, and then the second at-bat was a good at-bat. He looked very good, very solid at the plate tonight. We are pleased to see his approach at the plate. |
After you see that he hit a three-run home run, that's what I'm saying. When you see the outcome of what happened, you say, 'Well, maybe we should've put up four (fingers),' ... I would be stupid to say, 'All right, wait a minute, let me back this up and see if I can't throw a pitch in a little better spot than that and see how much farther he can hit it.' |
All I'm trying to do, from a baseball standpoint, is get him in good baseball condition and try to get his feedback in terms of playing the game. At that point, we'll decide where he'll go from there. |
All you can say is that I'm not doing a very good of maintaining multiple-run leads. |