After he reached for his leg I went out to talk to him during that inning. He said the leg was fine but that he was letting it all out that inning. |
As Mike Mussina says, it became mindless for him. He wasn't thinking about his mechanics. Everything was just falling into place. I think that's why we saw the emotion, the intimidation. The velocity is up. His slider is nasty. |
Early in the game, one swing of the bat could have broken it open, and we'd probably have a different outcome. It didn't happen. |
Even those who would be willing to take the time to do it can't. They just can't afford it. |
From the way he warmed up and what happened the first three innings, we thought it was going to be a fun day for us. It just got out of hand in the fourth. |
He controlled his emotions. I'd like to see him get a little more excited out there, but I think he was guarded after what happened the last start in Toronto, and that's only natural. |
He had great stuff but not great location. But his stuff was good enough to overpower that lineup. |
He looked like the old Schilling. |
He was ready to go before this game even started. I was talking to him about the lineup. He mentioned he was going to be into this game and ready for it. |
He's a very detail-oriented guy. For this job, he's got a great combination of old-school work ethic - knowing how to put the time in - and the new generation that uses computers and video to get as much information as possible. |
He's been pitching better, but tomorrow is going to be a big one. You don't want to say 'must win,' but we need this one tomorrow. Hopefully, he'll come out on top of his game. |
He's trying to do too much right now. He wants to turn this thing around. It seems like the harder he tries the worse his stuff becomes. |
I don't think there's any doubt, he'll have to guard against a letdown. The games he's been dominant lately, he's shown a lot of emotion. That's when he's at his best. |
I don't think you could ask for a better young manager for a young team. And I think there's an instant respect there as well. The career he's had on the field and winning championships, he's a person if you're around him for about five minutes you know he's going to be successful in whatever he does. |
I questioned the pitch to Vernon Wells in the first inning. I didn't question the pitch to Menechino in the second. In the first inning, they were jawing back and forth. I don't think [Culbreth] gave him a warning. |