Nolensville has been invited to the party, and they didn't show up to the dance. |
Our mitigation strategy was the realignment of the road. We need to back up and start all over with a new strategy. Otherwise, I don't feel any level of comfort. |
Our whole bullpen, being so strong down there, really allows us to go hard for as long as we can. We don't have to worry about saving things for late in the game. We can really go after our pitches ... from the beginning because we have a lot of confidence in the guys who are coming in behind us. |
Plus, we can use him more than just once every five days. |
That guy can hit anything. When he hits the ball hard, it's homers, and when you make (tough) pitches on him, it's broken-bat singles. I mean, he can do everything. |
The biggest key today was the guys gave me a cushion. I was able to use a little bit more of the plate than usual, and they hit some balls hard at people. |
The biggest key today was the guys giving me a cushion. I was able to use more of the plate than usual and guys, fortunately, hit the ball at people. |
The contract has nothing to do with it anymore. It's time to pitch. |
The last time we got in a fight (with the Padres during spring training in 2002), we won the series. I'd be OK if that happens again. |
They were hitting some balls at some people. Guys made some big plays for me. The double play in the eighth was huge for me, to get through that. |
They've got a lot of guys over there who can swing the bats, and it's definitely a challenge every time you face them. But I was able to command pretty much all four of my pitches and I was hitting spots. |
This is a huge positive for us, |
We definitely needed to get one here. It's a tough place to play back there, although we're definitely not intimidated. |
We need to win games. This was big for us. |
We needed a win, and it was a big win for us. I was able to get ahead a lot, [allow] no walks, and make them earn it. |