I think we have the makings of a good bullpen. It always takes a certain amount of time when you have new people to figure out exactly how they're going to fit in best with your club. We've played six games. I don't think that's quite enough time to have it figured out yet. |
I thought he threw the ball well. Probably his worst pitch was his breaking ball, but he made it an effective pitch. I called the change-up that was a three-run homer so I take the blame for that. |
I thought it was an awfully big fine for what involvement I had. I thought it was an excessive fine. |
I thought it was an awfully big fine for what involvement I had. I thought it was an excessive fine. Realistically, if you equate players' salaries vs. coaches' salaries, it's pretty significant. |
I thought last year was a miraculous year for him. And he definitely earned my respect last year as to what kind of pitcher he was, what kind of person he was, what kind of competitor he was. |
I was attacked on the field. That's what it boils down to. |
I would guess that he hasn't grinded it out from start to finish. Is he capable? I don't know right now. I do know he's got the physical ability to be a starting pitcher. But you don't win a lot of games picking and choosing the games you want to really put everything into. You put everything into every start. |
I'll chart anything that I want to know that I think is important. I've had people question it. Sometimes, I've tossed out stuff that I've charted as being not important. Who can say one way is better than the other? |
I'm happy that he feels good physically and is healthy; he's throwing the ball well. I'm not happy he's not executing the quality pitches he needs to execute. He's not as effective as he needs to be. |
I'm not forming any hard opinions one way or the other. It's way too early. . . . Gradually things clarify themselves. |
I'm not ready to make a decision based on today's game. It was the first game of spring for both those guys. If it was the fourth game of spring, I think it would be looked at a lot differently than it was today. |
I'm seeing Mulder exactly the same way I saw him last spring. Location-wise, he's kind of all over the place. But his stuff is a little better than it was. |
I'm sure by the time the playoffs get here, Ray King will be fine. Because we're going to give him as many opportunities as we can to pitch in those situations, and he's good enough to get the job done. |
I've always had a tremendous amount of respect for the way he manages a team, not just the game. He's always prepared. He's never caught not in the game. He's always aware of everything that's going on in the clubhouse. He studies the whole gamut - what's involved in managing a baseball team. |
I've seen John pitch. He is a guy that hitters didn't really like facing so we're hoping we can see the same here. |