I will sit down with him at spring training, and we'll discuss what we might need to do. I know Chris is willing to do anything we want him to do. We'll see what makes sense and figure out a way to get him some at-bats. |
I wish I knew a reason or had an answer. |
I wish we didn't have to do that, but that's what it is. The good news is we're not traveling, but I think 12 is going to be difficult for us. I'd prefer 1 o'clock, more of a regular time. ... We would just all prefer to be in our routines, and we don't normally get up at 9 o'clock and get into a stretching and getting-ready-to-play-a-game mode. |
I wonder if he'll get a bigger ovation than [Roger] Clemens, |
I would have liked to have won it before the 12th. But I'll take it. |
I would have said, we're in a lot of deep stew here. |
I would have thought Berkman was out of the woods and would not go back in it. I'm disappointed he's struggled in the past 10 days or so. |
I would say he threw pretty good. He's probably a little bit rusty, but still threw pretty good. The first couple innings he was sharp. With the exception of a couple home runs, I thought he threw the ball pretty good. It was basically his first outing of the spring. |
I wouldn't say he pitched poorly, I'd say that they did a good job of putting the ball in play. They are a good hitting team. They're going to get some hits on you. |
I'd hope the team would draw on his strength, |
I'd hoped they would try to be cautious with him and maybe throw something up there and make a mistake and let him hit the ball. They took the bat out of his hands, which I hoped they wouldn't do. |
I'd just as soon not watch them any more, they look pretty good. |
I'd just as soon us do what we do, |
I'd just as soon us do what we do, ... I can get as upset with the umpires as anybody but on balance they do a terrific job. These are our best umpires, and it's not an exact science. |
I'd like to put on a better show. It's embarrassing to play like this in front of our hometown. It was just not a good game for us tonight. |