Obviously, it's a step in the right direction. Ten [days] is a little light [as a penalty.] But 20 [games], you're hurting your ballclub -- not just with public scrutiny, but you're hurting your team on the field. |
Obviously, on the road it's going to be a little bit rougher for him. |
Obviously, on the road it's going to be a little bit rougher for him. I think it's good for him to come back today and hear some of the cheers. |
Once Sam took over, he gave me confidence and told me I [would be] playing every day, ... That's what I wanted -- what I had a couple of years ago. I got my confidence back. I think I'll be playing right field for someone, I'll be starting and being a run producer. I thank Sam for that. |
Ten is a little light, ... Ten, you can get away with it as a team, but 20, you're hurting your ball club. |
Ten you can get away with as a team. You can do without a guy for 10 days, but 20, you're kind of hurting your ballclub, too. |
Ten you can get away with as a team. You can do without a guy for 10 days, but 20, you're kind of hurting your ballclub, too. Not just your own public scrutiny, but you're hurting your ballclub to win. |
That's a great core of guys right there. We've played together for a while -- me, Brian and Melvin. You play together [and] you get to know each other's mannerisms. You kind of click in the clubhouse a little bit. If we get the rest of these guys locked up -- and we've already gotten a few -- the chemistry's going to get even better. |
The ball was traveling well tonight. Usually in April it doesn't go anywhere. But 75 degrees, the ball was jumping. |
The initial reaction was, 'Wow, that's a pretty strict penalty,' ... But it's irrelevant, because a clean player knows he does not have anything to worry about. If [a 50-game suspension] doesn't eliminate steroids, I don't know what will. No one wants to sit out 50 games. |
There has been a lot of distractions. After losing the first game, we showed that we do care and that we want to win. |
They're all asking the same question. |
This is one of the nights that we picked up our pitcher. There is going to be other nights where we're going to win 2-1 (and) they're going to have to pick us up. It was a good night to explode after what happened last night. |
This isn't a shut case. It's not easy to [release a player] like that, I know. Yeah, he's made some mistakes, but a lot of people have. We're just going to have to see how it plays out. |
This isn't a shut case. It's not easy to do something like that, I know. Yeah, he's made some mistakes but a lot of people have. We're just going to have to see how it plays out. |