(Shields) looked great, looked sharp. Shields was spotting everything where he wanted it. Seth started a little jittery, probably because it was his first time out. But he settled in and made some good pitches. He has a good fastball and a good, old-school breaking ball. |
At least we have a day off in New York. I've been on a four-city road trip that took us coast-to-coast before. It is what it is. |
Customarily, if the ball is in the dirt, say if we block a ball for strike three, they usually say, 'No catch, no catch, no catch.' And I didn't hear any of that. That's why I was headed back to the dugout. |
Good luck. That's how many strikeouts (an average of 245) over how many years (27)? Straight. Without getting hurt, without whatever. That's pretty good. |
He just kept the ball down all day. [He] got a lot of ground balls. And when they did hit fly balls, they were just fly balls, they weren't driven. He threw a great game, kept the ball down, [and] had a good tempo. [It] was fun to catch tonight. |
He showed me good things (Friday). He showed Toby (Hall) good things (Sunday). Me and Toby were talking, we like the way he throws, but more importantly, we like the way he goes about his business. |
I caught the ball so I thought the inning was over. |
I caught the ball, so I thought the inning was over. Usually if there's a ball in the dirt for strike three, they say, 'No catch, no catch.' I didn't hear any of that. |
I caught the ball. It was strike three. He was out?. It's not my fault. I take no responsibility for that whatsoever. |
I caught the ball. When you catch the ball, you just walk off the field. |
I did nothing wrong. The same thing I said after the game. It already is in the past. It happened a day-and-a-half ago now. We've got to win today. |
I put it all to music and put it on the scoreboard during batting practice. |
I think what you see more with the computer thing now is two-game series. Those are rough things. You don't unpack your bag. You come in, you're wearing your suit and you wear your suit to the next game. |
It felt good. When you're moving around like that, it's not easy, but it's a lot of fun because you try to be the best you can at each one. |
It starts to wear on you by the end of the day. You start to get to know the person by sorting through their things, but then, it's just wooden framework left. |