It's nice to be able to bring in your closer and sit back and relax. |
It's not always pretty, but certain guys find a way. That was the best I've seen him this year. |
It's not completely healed, so he's pretty much done for the year. |
It's still nagging, still bothering him. It's not 100 percent. If he's got to go out there, he can go out there. |
It's that same area where he had that problem last year. So he only threw a few pitches and shut it down. After you have an injury, it might just be some scar tissue. |
It's the beginning of the year, but your perennial top teams in baseball, if you ever want to get where they're at, you have to beat them. We've got to play good against them. |
It's typical of what we've done all year. We hang around and give ourselves a chance. That's the mark of our team this year, that's the best way to sum it up. |
Jeez, they both looked good. They both have a chance to have great careers. Two youngsters with good arms. They're both learning in the big leagues. |
Josh went out in style. He's had a heck of a year. |
Just chalk it up to part of [maturation]. He's going to have those [bad outings], ... He's ahead of schedule just by being here. We're trying to balance it, too. |
Just chalk it up to part of [maturation]. He's going to have those [bad outings]. He's ahead of schedule just by being here. We're trying to balance it, too. |
Last year, we played well against both those teams, and that gave us confidence. Now, I think we closed the gap a little bit more. |
Last year, we went to Cincinnati and played St. Xavier, |
Look at his arm, his age. He's got a chance to be a very good starter. I don't think we're even considering the bullpen right now. He's got too much going for him the other way. |
Look at the last two years. He had that collapsed lung twice, and then he broke his hand at the beginning of last year, |