That was a pitch that was going to bounce in the dirt, you can't guard against that. He was sitting curveball and he got the barrel out. |
That, ... could have been ugly. |
That's something teams don't do. They were obviously fired up. |
The outfield is solid, so is the catching and the infield. |
There were some strange balls that were pop ups and they kept going. I was throwing to the inside part of the plate better and throwing the change. I just felt like a couple of them weren't really hit that well. |
There won't be any intangibles that can distract the clubhouse, we'll know what to expect. That's a major plus. |
They were getting the breaks we were getting in our streak. I figured they weren't getting breaks like that. ... When you have that kind of losing streak, you really stop caring. They were doing things today that normally major league teams don't do, like every time I threw to first their entire dugout was yelling 'Back!' They obviously were fired up. |
They're all different. If anything, when it comes down to it we just have to bear down. We just have the knack of leaving the door open for people. That's kind of been our problem. |
This last month should be pretty sweet, man. It's going to be very exciting. |
We were playing not anywhere near to our capabilities. But regardless, I don't think we expected to come out and contend for a playoff spot. Things changed after our great run in June and July. Now we're going to be upset if we don't win the division. |
We're a totally different team than we were in April, ... We're totally resilient. The team confidence is the reason that we do come back in a game like this. |
We're got a tough road ahead, but we take one game at a time and not look at the bigger picture and not feel like we're up against the world. We're just out there playing whatever team on a given day. If we do everything correctly, we'll be right there. |
We're having the bus stop five blocks away from the hotel, too. So they'll be walking the streets of Cleveland all pimped out. |
We've just got to regroup. It's still the beginning of September. We still have time. |
When (Greg) Maddux throws, I watch. I like soft throwers who get people out. ... great breaking ball. He had a period when he tried to get people out with a fastball. |