As of right now, I haven't talked about it. If it comes up, yeah, I think it needs to be done before the season. I don't really want that burden of thought. I want to concentrate on the game. |
As soon as I heard we might be able to get him, I told him to keep in touch. This morning he called me and he said, 'Yeah, it happened. It's true.' Chicago is going to fall in love with this guy. He is the hardest-working guy I have ever seen. He'll play 162 games unless he breaks a limb. He is going to bring energy to our team. He's just the type of guy that we have needed. He is going to set the table offensively. |
At least one guy gets to go home and say he got a hit off Roger Clemens. |
Dusty is one of the main reasons I decided to come here. This team deserves Dusty. |
Dusty was one of the main reasons I was excited to come here. He's one of the best managers in the game. He's so easy to play for and supports his players so much. This team deserves Dusty, so hopefully we can get it worked out where he can be here for a while. |
Each loss makes it tougher. But we're not out of it. |
Every time the other team has made a mistake, we've taken advantage of it. And, fortunately, we haven't made very many mistakes. |
Everyone knows pitching wins. I like our chances here, although starting pitching is hard to replace. Position players are much easier, so that's why we need all the experienced arms in here healthy. |
Except for a few pitches, he pitched great, ... We just couldn't get enough runs for him. |
Except for a few pitches, he pitched great. We really wanted to give him the win. It was a gutsy performance by him. We couldn't get enough runs for him and it's a little frustrating. |
From here, you just try to get to .500, I guess. And if we get to .500, you kind of go from there. Right now, you need to look at the small picture instead of the big picture. Take it a day at a time and get some wins. |
Hands down. It's funny, listening to guys around here talking about a 45-minute trip, how long that is. In Florida, that's the shortest trip we got. |
He definitely lost his focus today. After he got it back, he shut them down. |
He hasn't been caught so leave it alone. I don't think it's a story. I say leave the man alone. |
He showed flashes of it early. Second year, like everybody, is an adjustment-type of year. This year, he is showing what kind of pitcher he is. He is just dominant. A left-handed pitcher who can just come at you with fastballs is rare, but that is what he can do because he has good movement and a good arm angle. He throws strikes. He's a good pitcher. He's great for the game. He's a good person, having fun out there. He works hard. |