I would hope not. He's a confident kid to begin with, you can tell by the way he goes about his business, the way he acts. There has never been a great one that played this game that didn't get knocked on their butt. It's just a matter of if you get back up or not. |
I would've done it again. It didn't cost us the pennant or the World Series, ... It wasn't quite the Pedro Martinez versus the Yankees in the postseason decision, but I thought [Towers] earned it. Ortiz took [Ted] Lilly, [Scott] Downs and a couple lefties deep a couple days before that, so it's not a guarantee. |
I would've done it again. It didn't cost us the pennant or the World Series. It wasn't quite the Pedro Martinez versus the Yankees in the postseason decision, but I thought [Towers] earned it. Ortiz took [Ted] Lilly, [Scott] Downs and a couple lefties deep a couple days before that, so it's not a guarantee. |
I'll be proud of the guys if we show that we've gutted it out. |
I'll give him a few games at third base, but Troy plays a lot. I think there's a point just to keep him sharp out there because you never know what happens, somebody could go down. But he's a DH. |
I'm grateful for it. Now it's my job to make it work. |
I'm just going to go with Reed. I like the way Reed's swinging it, |
I'm sure there's been some guys who have been using it for a number of years. Like anything else, some do, some don't. I guess we have see when there's day games after night games. |
I've always been a fan of the guy. He played for me in Triple-A. He's been in the big leagues the last few years. He's had some success. He's played in some tough towns -- in New York and L.A. -- So that doesn't phase him. He's not a Minor League player. He's a big league player. |
I've been around some good baseball people, but he's so good in all phases of the game. You're not going to find a better worker, you're not going to find a guy who cares as much. Sometimes he probably cares too much, but he's just top notch all the way around. |
I've got my fingers crossed. We just have to wait and see. |
Ideally he gets through. But for his sake you hope he gets claimed. Guys who played for you in the past, you always want the best for those guys. |
Ideally we would have our whole team here the whole time because we have such a new look and so many new faces. But it's for the good of the game, so you just deal with it. |
If he drives in 60, that would be fine. He's got the knack too for some clutch hits because he puts the ball in play and that's a big thing when you have guys in scoring position. |
If he's going to be in a role where he's not going to pitch much for us, it does him no good at this stage of his career. In saying that, it doesn't mean he's not going to make this team. But we're not going to send him out there and let him rot. We're going to do what's best for him. |