That was our big theory when I was with Oakland. Run up the guy's pitch counts, 'cause then you get the starting pitcher out of the game in the fifth inning. You're making him throw 100 pitches and he's gone. |
That's the Big Unit we all know and love. He dominated, gave us a chance to win, and made one run hold up. That's what he's done in his whole career. |
That's the way this team works. We score a lot of runs in one inning because we work pitchers and work walks and eventually there is no room to put anybody else. |
That's true, but winter ball is really huge for some of the Latin American countries. |
That's what he does best. That's what makes him the player that he is: He gets on base. He scores runs. He gives you an opportunity to score a run when he gets on. |
That's what makes him The Godfather. It always seems to work out. |
The biggest thing is a lot of it was dealt with in the grand jury testimony. ... So I don't know how much you can talk about from there anyway. I guess I have to sit back, wait and see, but like I said, I'm not really worried about it. |
The biggest thing is, my mind wanders. |
The game slows, ... I don't overanalyze. I just try to get a good pitch and hit it. Even when I cooled off after July, I was still taking good at-bats. I'm just trying to hit the ball hard. Tonight, I got a few mistakes. |
The just want to make sure I can hit first. |
The shot has helped me a lot, ... I had tendinitis. |
The shot has helped me a lot. I had tendinitis. |
There was one kid telling me he was going through all his medications and he couldn't wait to go down and play video games. It definitely gives them something to look forward to. |
There were a lot of downs. We just kept coming back. I don't want to think we're done though, because I don't want to let down. We've got to keep pushing. |
There's nothing more special than seeing excitement on a child's face. |