After three weeks in a cast he was back running stairs and after 10 weeks he was back in a cast, |
Any time we did any of those running exercises, it was obviously the toughest part for me. Simulated games later on got a little tough. |
At any point against this team, if they have guys on base, it's a big at-bat. Regardless of how many runs (the lead is), those are big outs for you. You try everything you can against him. You can't get a guy like that out the same way every time. You kind of have to come up with new things and keep him guessing. It's always a challenge. |
Dye's injury was probably the most serious, ... He fouled a ball off his foot in the post-season. |
Early on, we thought it was going to go faster than it did. It still shows up in X-rays. |
Even in the spring when they had so many pitchers at an advanced age I wondered about how they would do, |
Everybody did something, and that's a big part of our team this year -- the fact that we're going to rely on everybody and nobody has to carry the load. To be able to see that type of game the first time out, where everybody's doing something, everybody's involved, that really plays into what we need to do all year. |
Everybody did something. That's a big part of our team this year, everybody's going to carry the load. |
For now, my biggest emphasis was on location, making sure they were quality pitches. |
For us to get into it, we have to find ways to win games like today. That's the biggest thing for me. Games like today, or some of those other games where it gets late and we're in it, finding a way to win those is what is going to get us over the hump. We have to get that going. Hopefully throughout the season, we'll win those close games. |
Half an inch either way, it's a base hit, |
He does a nice job, sets up well. He's fun to work with because he wants to make adjustments for the pitchers, do what you'd like to do and make adjustments for you. It's nice having a catcher like that who receives the ball well so it's going to be fun. |
He threw well. I think it's a relief for him and obviously for guys here to see him out there and coming back. |
Hopefully it's something that we have a chance to get used to in the future. It's fun and hopefully that's something that will continue this year and we can get that excitement in here for the long term. |
I could see the light line, it was evident from the X-rays, ... I recognized it right away. |