That was a huge course of events. |
That's the way this team works. We do the hard things first. |
That's what makes our lineup good. Different people contribute on different nights. There will be times the big dogs will carry us, but when different people contribute that's when we're at our best. |
The last two days is the ?Tale of Two First Basemen? for us. |
The most important job that I have is to work with the pitchers to help them be the best that they can be. |
The slider didn't really break. I didn't think he hit it that good. |
There haven't been any cheapie wins anyway. We have to play well and that will start with our pitching. If we can do that, we should be OK. |
There isn't too much love there. |
There?s a few I?m going to have to learn, but we still have two weeks left so that?s the good part. It?s important for me these next couple of weeks, just on a personal level. I need to play. I need to get at bats. I need to accelerate my play. I need to see pitchers. There?s a lot to be done. |
These guys can hit a little bit. Actually, they can hit a lot, ... (Schilling) is playing catch-up while the hitters are in the prime this time of year. |
They do a lot of little things. We have to execute well to beat them. They have a good bullpen and good starting pitching. They can create things offensively. They'll take the extra base. If we're all aware of our surroundings and what's going on, we can contain it. |
They're known for relaying signs at second (base). They always have been and they're good at it. |
They've got a couple of ours. Now we've got a couple of theirs. |
This team can hit a lot better than we are right now, and I think we're going to. I don't know if it's a cycle. I don't know what you can call it. But I think this team can hit a lot better. |
This was big, because we gave away the first game (7-6 in 12 innings) and we got pounded (8-1) in the second one. |