Mr. Hendrickson was pretty incredible. Great job. He was in command, gosh, right from the first moment until the very end. |
Mr. Zimmer totally in my ear all day. |
My biggest concern going into this season is that we won't surprise anyone; the element of surprise is gone. Everyone knows the Rays are a very good offensive team. |
Nick's done a great job at shortstop this spring. He worked on it (before he came to camp). He's done a fine job. |
No shape, no form. We'll define roles as we go along. |
Nothing hurts. Nothing's sore, but I don't think he's built up enough arm strength. |
Of course the bullpen, I think, still needs to be augmented. |
On the surface I can see why a fan might be upset or disappointed right now. |
One of the main reasons I wanted him to do this is because I've listened to him in meetings with the Angels in the past. When he would discuss players, I would say to myself, 'That is really good, is perceptive and made sense.' That's where he made his first impression on me. And then I started talking to pitchers. Veteran pitchers, as well as young pitchers, all spoke highly of him. |
One of the terms thrown too loosely is when you say someone is 'classy.' But when I think of the Yankees, that's what I think because of their ability to sustain excellence for that number of years and the way they conduct themselves. There's none of this verbal rhetoric battles stuff going on with the Yankees. It's all about their performance on the field, the way the players conduct themselves, the way they interact, the way they play the game. I see class, and I see respect. |
Regardless of where I was, I'd make that same statement. But based on what I heard, the 70 thing, the 81 thing, it absolutely had to be said. |
Right now, they're putting themselves in jeopardy, kind of. I think Hendrickson, by pitching [on Saturday], is going to be fine. Mori, I'm a little bit more concerned about, because he can only play long toss at this point. Until he gets on the mound and knows that he can pitch and then feel good the next day, that would be a concern. But I think Hendrickson is going to be fine after this little outing tomorrow. |
Rocco is on a pretty good pace right now. We don't know exactly if he's going to be ready for opening day, but if he's not, it's going to be close to that. |
Rocco looked like he was in mid-season form. |
Saw it (the video) once or twice, and it just was not good. It was not a good thing to do. |