He had a tough day. He just had a tough day and he's going to have to regroup from that and move on. |
He had some really sharp pitches. He was just a little bit up on occasion. He made some really nice pitches down and away. He spotted the ball in a couple of times. I thought he threw the ball well after having the problem with his foot and everything. He was fine. |
He has pitched more than an inning in the past. That's not a big issue. He was fine. |
He has probably been a little bit sharper this year. But his velocity was there when he needed it, his breaking pitches were there when he needed them. |
He has the mentality of a closer. He has an easy delivery which is part of the deception to the hitters. He is like an old-time Bryan Harvey. |
He hit it well. He did get all of it. |
He just did not get the ball where he wanted to. They're swinging the bats well. It was only 5-2 when we took him out at that time. So I still thought we had a pretty good chance, had we been able to hold that deficit, because our team can score some runs. That was the unfortunate part. They all of a sudden got a touchdown and a field goal, which made it much more difficult. |
He just drips with intangibles. He just oozes with the stuff you need to be good as a group. Above everything he does skillfully, that's what I love the most. He's a guy who does make a difference in the clubhouse. |
He just hit the bat and it went out. It was just one of those baseball things that happen sometimes in the ninth inning. It was his job to finish it there, and he just didn't get it done. |
He just landed awkwardly and just kind of bothered his shoulder a little bit. From what I was told, he could have continued had we wanted him to continue. |
He just threw a lot of pitches. They will wear you out. You have to get ahead of these guys and make them swing the bats early because they will pitch count you. They are very capable of that. They have several very good hitters in that lineup. |
He knows he has to cut down on his strikeouts. And cutting down on his strikeouts will not cut down on his power. |
He looked good in (batting practice). He looks good at third, too. He catches the ball well. Everybody talks about Russ' home run ability, but Russ catches the ball well. He's got a fine arm. I just want to get him back out there and get him some at-bats. |
He looked good. He's got good rhythm. His hands are working well and the ball is jumping off the bat. He just took what he's been practicing into the game. |
He looked nice. I think he's going to leave today feeling pretty good about himself. |