We have absolutely no injuries. |
We just never got in the groove with the bats. |
We know he has the ability to do things dramatically at the plate. He's got a powerful swing. |
We need to give (everybody) the opportunity. They made a commitment to us, and I made a commitment to them. At the same time, they now understand what the goal is here, and that is to advance. |
We need to have a little cooperation in the pool. That's the fate. |
We never got in a groove with the bats. Our hitters' timing may have been a bit off, but you have to tip your hat to the quality of pitching we saw in this round. It was better than I expected it to be. |
We never really exploded with the bats. |
We put together what we thought was a very good team but we just didn't swing the bats. |
We saw a lot of pretty good pitching. Many of the hitters in this tournament came back shaking their heads with the quality of pitches they were seeing, especially from Korea and Japan. |
We talked about the talent in the room, the fact that we represent the United States of America, and just making sure they understood how everybody is coming after us. . . . They're all aware of (doing) whatever it takes. |
We want players who are comfortable being on this roster and comfortable pitching for Team USA. Anybody on this roster, we expect to be ready to pitch. He might be asked to pitch 50 pitches in the first round. |
We want to identify balance and versatility, and Randy brings speed and defense, and being a switch-hitter is an added bonus. None of the 52 players are there for window dressing. All are there for a purpose, and all could start a game. We just have to be flexible in case a guy has an injured knee or hamstring. We hope Barry Bonds will be healthy enough to play, but we don't know that. |
We'll play someone at third. It won't be Alex Rodriguez, but it'll still be a very good player. |
We're feeling like we got kicked in the stomach. It's a very quiet locker room. It's a tough day. I'm not shocked by any means. The one thing we have learned very quickly in international play is anything can happen. You put your flag on your chest, and people get fueled by that. You see exceptional things being done. |
We're going to play until we win. |