The disappointment for me is that what took place in-house went outside the house, ... which makes the resolution (harder) to get to. |
The ebb and flow of the game was how you'd like to see it. |
The fact that [Saenz] is facing an offspeed guy and dealing with his oblique strain, you don't want him out there lunging after a changeup and ripping that oblique. |
The great thing about Roberto Hernandez is he understands the concept of what we're trying to implement here. Stay within the framework of what's being drawn up to create that continuity. |
The important thing is that the starting pitcher [goes out] there and keeps us in the game, and [doesn't] force us to climb out of a big hole like we tried to do last night. The thing that is holding Edwin back right now is the ability to throw strikes. Four outs and into the bullpen isn't gonna get it done. |
The kid has the pitches to be very good. This was definitely a game for him to build on. |
The language in there, I think, is fairly telling as far as his opinion of what occurred there, and how it occurred, and what action we should or should not have taken, |
The last five or six games, I've been doing some things that go against the norm of what I usually do, |
The main thing that I wanted to get across to both of them is to not feel compelled to force things, because the important thing for both of them to realize is that we have two very special Major League players here. We have to find playing time for both because they really kind of complement one another. |
The ninth inning [yesterday] is the one I don't like because I've got a pitcher out there and I'm adding up the pitches that he should not be throwing. You don't want to see him throwing those pitches. Those are not meaningful pitches for Mike Gonzalez to have to throw. |
The number of one-run games since 2001, and the won-lost record in those games is pretty impressive. Mr. [Eric] Gagne obviously has a little something to do with that, too. Because I feel like that is, personally, somewhat of a testament to a manager, because that's where your resolve gets tested. Four-run game, five-run game, what kind of resolve gets tested there? |
The one thing I noticed about this team while watching from the other dugout is that it swung and missed too much. The approach had to change collectively, in my opinion, as far as each and every guy approaches his at bats. You need a group of players that understand that in a given situation it's pretty important for them to try and put the ball in play, and not swing and miss. |
The pitch was up and in. In that case, you just try to make sure the pitch hits more helmet than face. |
The straightforwardness is something they really appreciate. |
The term is willingness. We can have a lot of information that may help them as people and players. But it's a two-way street. You have to be receptive to the information. You have to be willing to go out there and apply it. |