I think everybody worked together well on this, |
I think everyone knows Ryan has a great arm. I think we owe it to ourselves to find out if he can help us a starting pitcher. |
I think he has a chance be a terrific offensive player. But part of becoming a great offensive player is having a full understanding of the strike zone and understand what pitchers try to do to him in certain situations. The only way you get to that point is you keep carrying the bat to the plate. |
I think it will help the whole Middle Tennessee area. |
I think it'll put a few more rear ends in the seats. The fact Washington is still very much in it will add to the intrigue. Obviously people go out to see him, no doubt about that. |
I think it's very clear to our players that there is no safety net. Our guys have heard enough messages where they understand ... the direction I want to head with this club. Production has to be a part of it. That's what this business is all about. |
I think it's very safe to say that Ryan is not a finished product defensively. I also feel that, when you look at a major-league baseball team that has 25 active members and half of that is your pitching staff, it's pretty imperative that that stuff back there behind the plate gets taken care of. |
I think Oliver Perez has to realize that has to help settle the waters. |
I think Oliver Perez has to realize that he has to help settle the waters. I'm not looking for perfection. You don't expect that. Just keep us in the game. Keep us around. |
I think that is a prerequisite in considering a guy (to pitch) late in the game. Also, the ability to be able to bounce back after you've had a tough day, and realize you can't have too many bad days in a row because that's not good for a baseball team. |
I think that what we do, as far as the handling of this situation and dealing with it, will go a long way in determining that factor, ... I'd like to think this is something you can deal with and keep a black mark from the (Dodgers) name. |
I think the mistake people made was, many thought he was a finished product. We wanted to back off for a while. We wanted to watch. We didn't want to attack him. |
I think the personnel is here to get that done. |
I think the personnel's here to get it done, ... I wouldn't have been interested in this position if I didn't feel that [way]. |
I think the personnel's here to get it done, ... I wouldn't have been interested in this position if I didn't feel very strongly that myself and the coaching staff, that we can make a difference. |