I think that Gil will be pitching for us again this year; that's my expectation. But the idea is to get him 100 percent healthy. There's no need to rush. |
I think were asking a little too much to think about it having that kind of impact. But it's not going to do any damage whatsoever. It would be nice to see some effect from it. It's going to be a pretty important final month for Matt. |
I'm overwhelmed and frustrated. I don't know what the difference is. |
If he's on, you'll see a guy pitching so far beyond his years it's frightening. |
It didn't look like I would be considered for the managerial position. |
It was encouraging to see him play a nice game of catch today without any reservations or restrictions. He looked good. He seemed to feel pretty good. |
It was OK. He's still on a day-to-day basis. We haven't scratched him, but we are certainly going to see how he feels tomorrow, especially since he threw a pretty lengthy 'pen today. |
It wasn't as pretty a line score as I'm certain he would have hoped for but it had no relevance in my eyes. |
It's a matter of familiarity. Working together, catchers get to know what pitchers like to throw in situations, like with two strikes. They know what a pitcher can do, and can't. |
It's hard not to get overly excited about him. |
It's just being smart. We want to see where he's at in a day or two. If he's in good throwing shape, he'll be ready to go. |
It's nothing serious, it's soreness we're told to expect as he starts throwing harder and harder. It's soreness, but it's not in the same area he hurt in April. |
My feeling was somewhere in the last couple of days it just didn't look like I would be involved, that I was going to be a consideration for the managerial position. |
My goals with these guys the first time or two they touch the ball is to throw the ball over the plate, and he did that. |
My philosophy is that really good pitchers know their mechanics and are able to self-correct when the game is on the line. A pitching coach can't go out there every time there's a tough situation. |