I'd say, right now, he's their ace. They have a few aces as far as I'm concerned. |
I'll be curious to see myself because on Tuesday, that wasn't the same club. They got it together the last couple of days. They're playing very well, but for whatever reason, when (Eric) Chavez came back yesterday it seemed to give them a little lift. |
I'm going to be flat-out: When we started the season, we thought we had a group that we were going to be able to grow and work with and try to get better, |
I'm going to look at some things. |
I'm not counting on it. I'd like to say maybe he'd be available to pinch-hit, but as far as playing his position, I don't see it happening. |
I'm not into whether they've got all the pitching or not. They wear you down offensively. |
I'm sure we'll discuss quite a few things, to be honest with you. |
I've done it a little bit, ... but I still look at Shelton being the first baseman. ... I'm not going to pinch-hit for Shelton, and I would pinch-hit for Pena. Today I'm probably not going to because he's at first. But really, that's more the thinking. Carlos' track record against left-handers has not been as good. |
I've said many times this year that at times, we can play with anybody, ... And we've shown that. We just haven't been consistent. |
If he's swinging well, I will certainly do everything I can to get him in there as much as I can so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena and does he fit into next year, ... Do we like what we see? Sure, and I've already said I've had to rethink some things. |
If he's swinging well, I'll certainly do all I can to play him as much as I can, ... so we can really see if this is a different Carlos Pena -- and does he fit in for next year? Right now, he's a force. |
If I leave, I leave with my head high, ... I know in my own mind we're making some headway, I believe that. |
If someone is going to get thrown out, it should be the manager. |
If those comments stir things up a little bit, that's OK, because we're all accountable, |
If we'd have swept them, I don't think we'd be going into Boston, or Chicago, or Cleveland any different. |