I'm not the least bit shy about suggesting things to my players that make a lot of sense. I don't think it's overstepping my bounds to talk to guys about thinking about that big gold trophy that they give out at the end of the year. It's OK to win some of those. They look really nice on a mantelpiece. |
I'm seeing good signs of improvement. |
I'm very in tune with that. When a guy gets on a roll and stays on a roll for a little while, you ride that out. |
I've always felt that honesty is the best way to go. These guys aren't kids anymore. They are men. Sometimes you tell people some things, and they don't want to hear it. We've all been in that position. Deal with it. Here's what it is. |
I've been very adamant that we're not looking for 25 players, we're looking for 37, 38 players. This guy's versatility is very intriguing. That's not to say he can't settle in one spot. |
I've never seen Curt Schilling go out and start a game with the intention of hurting people. But if you start hitting people in the head... you need to be very careful of that. |
I've never signed up for anything with the thought in mind that I wanted to be mediocre. I feel pretty good about it. |
I've seen him take some very darn good at-bats against left-handed pitching. |
I've seen Ray Sadler do nothing in the outfield except to do everything well. |
Ian Snell made an adjustment from what he was doing early on and got the ball down to where he could be very effective. He forced the opposition to have to swing the bat. He got himself some early-count outs. As a result, he kept his pitch count in order and was able to go through the fourth inning. |
Ian Snell threw the ball extremely well. He was very impressive. |
Ian threw the ball extremely well. |
If he comes out of that OK, there's a good [possibility] we could activate him to participate by next Tuesday. |
If he does come back, there's a zero percent change that he'll be his full self, ... No chance. |
If he's hitting in 2-0 and 3-1 counts, the ball is going to be put in play -- probably hard. You just hope it's hit at somebody. |