It's tough to put into words. You work hard to help the team win. It's always encouraging when you get hits, no matter what they look like. |
That's a little bit much. If you want to heckle, that's one thing. But throwing something like that on the field, that's taking it a little too far. |
The difference here is that pitchers are more aggressive. In the A.L., they throw more trick pitches to make you swing and miss. |
There's a perception about the players' attitudes--that they're not ready mentally. They may be nonchalant now, but once players step on the field, it'll be a different story. Everybody wants to win, you can't let teams show you up. |
This guy is an awesome closer with a good fastball, good location and a great changeup, ... I was just hoping he'd make a mistake up and over the plate that I could hit hard. When I hit it, I was just hoping it would get up over (Giles') head. A home run would have been a bonus. |
Tough AB for (Bonds) today. |
We all know what type of player he is and what he can mean to this ballclub. Hopefully, that's a little premature and hopefully he will be able to play this season. |
We want to come here and win, but they also realize our jobs are to get ready for the regular season. |
We'll pitch certain guys based on the scouting reports and position ourselves accordingly, just like always, ... We play defense as a team. It won't be any different. |
We're going to have to be ready. It's not like it's a 162-game season, where if you lose a game early, it's fine. If you want to advance, you have to win. |
We've been in the same boat for a while. We just have to keep winning. |
You have an idea of what people are like, but until you spend some time around them it's different -- that's been the fun part. |