He's one of the best players in the league and he's taken some heat for being a slow starter. |
He's one of those guys that, when he's on, he can shut you down. And the good ones, when they get in jams, they get out of them. A lot of times, that's where games are won and lost, but the good ones rise to the occasion. |
He's our closer. He's a big part of our team. You win together, you lose together. |
He's our guy. I'm not worried about [his struggles] at all. If you look at it, he's had some tough luck. He's hit some balls on the money right at guys. We think he's going to hit. He proved enough to us last year. |
He's out there and he's healthy. They found some holes, but I thought he pitched OK. He was around the plate. |
He's pitched great for us the last two years, so he ought to be able to throw with confidence. But it's a tough business. He's one of those guys that lives and dies with his outings because he cares so much. |
He's pitched so good lately and he hasn't had much to show for it. |
He's pitched three days in a row so he won't be in there. |
He's pretty steady with what he does each year. He drives in his share of runs. He'll probably hit close to 20 home runs. I've heard where he's going to hit more than that, and we'd love that, but that's not something he needs to do. |
He's putting good swings on the ball. And he's aggressive. |
He's really confident when he pitches against them. That's so much a big part of this game. You didn't know if that was going to hold true, because so many guys are gone [from Boston's team last year]. But it's a tough place to pitch, and he did a heck of a job. |
He's really confident when he pitches against them. When he's on, he's awful tough. |
He's really stepped in and done a nice job for us. The guy can pitch and we knew that. Our pitching the entire game was outstanding. |
He's riding the bike every day. I'll tell you that, ... He's in shape. He plays catch or does something every other day to keep his arm working. I'm not even worried about that. |
He's right where he needs to be. The hits they got off of him, he was tying them up or they were off the end of the bat. |