We move on. The first seven games obviously aren't what we want. It could have been better, it could have been worse. |
We need him in the lineup. My guess is we won't see that very often. |
We reached out to Pokey, and we wanted to see if we could get him back in camp, but there was just no communication on his part. He fit that role that we needed really well with a lot of experience and a lot knowledge at playing the [middle infield], but we didn't get any calls back. ... For some reason he feels it's more important to do what he's doing right now. I respect that, but we're going to miss him. |
We really jumped on Pettitte. Ramirez started us out, really got us going. |
We scored a lot of runs with two outs and that's good stuff. That's how you win games, that's how you demoralize teams. |
We will have discussions about that, especially a pitcher sliding head-first into first base. |
We will look to expose the weaknesses of other clubs, ... I love putting pressure on the defense, because I remember as a catcher what it was like and what pitchers go through to try to stop the running game. |
We won't rush him. He's too valuable to rush. |
We'll evaluate what to do [Wednesday]. By the looks of it, he may not be ready by Friday. |
We'll just have to talk about it. You have to guard against, first and foremost, injuries to your starting pitchers. They're the hardest guys to replace. |
We'll just kind of wait to see how he feels. If he says he is ready to go, he's ready to go. |
We'll talk about a lot of things. |
We're a ways away with him. My concern with him was he already played catch and didn't tell us. |
We're asking a lot of [Willingham] as well as a lot of other players. |
We're going to have innings for all our starters, whether we carry 11 or 12 pitchers. |