If I don't get it done here I'll feel like I've failed. I'm one of the spokes in the wheel that will turn this organization around. |
If I'm a pitcher and I'm paying close attention, I'm certainly not going to be afraid to attack somebody's bat. I want the ball in play -- because they're going to make plays. |
If our young players weren't developing, if I didn't see passion or energy, then that falls into my boat, |
If the call had taken place two days before that call and I don't pick it up, then shame on me. |
If there are two areas right now that you'd like to see us [improve] it's the consistency of our starting pitching and our execution in game-changing at-bats. |
If there's a better double-play combination, show it to me. |
If there's a save on Tuesday, Brazoban goes out there, ... It's that simple. |
If this kid maintains the same type of mentality and approach that he possesses right now, it's a matter of time before you start strongly talking about the fact that he is a candidate to come here and start a Major League game. I look at this guy as being a very good starting pitcher some day. |
If you have enthusiasm, thank God for it. If you don't have it, get down on your knees and ask God for it. |
If you have them, great. If not, there are people in every clubhouse in baseball that every player in the room identifies with. I don't think that he necessarily needs a 'C' on his shoulder or anything like that. |
If you look at all the offense we're getting, five or six runs a game, that's got to be good enough. But to expect seven or eight a day? Ridiculous. It's not going to happen. It hasn't happened in the history of the game. |
If you want to swing off of live pitching, go right ahead. But recognize the fact of what a strike is and what a ball is. Let's get a good swing at a good pitch. |
In a perfect scenario, you'd have Joe hitting sixth. But if it's not perfect, I could see him hitting fifth, somehow behind Casey and Jason Bay. This is a guy who knows how to keep the offense moving, hit to all fields. |
In Spring Training, I talked a lot about the value of guys on the bench. If they're going to be productive players, you've got to find spots for them. |
In the case of Brandon, I like what I've seen from him this spring compared to what I witnessed recently in the past. |