A guy who hasn't accomplished much and he dogs our guys? |
And it's not like the game's only been around 20 or 30 years. For him to be doing something that nobody's ever done before ... yeah, it's legitimate. It's very legitimate. |
At the start of the week, ... we felt we had a better chance than anyone of getting into the playoffs. |
Being No. 1 only counts in the first round. Everybody has to believe they're No. 1 when they go out there or you're in trouble. ... It's all about giving your team a chance to win and avoiding long losing streaks. |
Coming into the game, you knew it was going to be tough to score any runs, so you've got to try to keep the damage to a minimum, |
Cox gets thrown out of more games, ... but they're both even keel and keep their teams focused. |
Everybody always talks about being consistent. Consistency is the key to the game. Well, to do what he's done is the epitome of consistency. |
Everybody in here believes we can do it. But it's one thing to feel that way, and another thing to go out and do it. |
Facing batters who are swinging the bat gave me a chance to see whether I'm being deceptive with my pitches. I thought I was with my changeup. My fastball felt good, too. The best thing was having an umpire behind the plate for the first time. It gave me a better read about what I'm doing instead of having coaches tell me my pitches look good. |
Facing batters who are swinging the bat gave me a chance to see whether I'm being deceptive with my pitches. The best thing was having an umpire behind the plate for the first time. It gave me a better read about what I'm doing instead of having coaches tell me my pitches look good. |
For him to get those two big homers, selfishly, it was great for him. But it was great for the team. |
Hank was awesome. He made all the plays and got a big hit. It's almost what you expect of Hank Blalock. He's a good player and, with a little confidence, he could take off and do some special things. |
He's probably the best pitcher in the game right now. |
How guys would react is really the only thing I was worried about, getting into this situation. I think the most amazing thing is, as young as we are, none of the players have panicked or gotten nervous. Everybody's as loose as we were when spring training was over. You'd think guys would be trying to squeeze blood out of the bat. But they're not doing it. They're just going out and playing and having fun. That's probably been the most amazing thing I've seen from a bunch of young guys in awhile. |
I always think I can get out of a jam. It's just a matter of how I'm going to do it, |