It's good to have him back here. He started at Durham, so he probably built up some pretty good arm strength. |
It's good to see these young kids get better and rewarded. But what's really fun is winning baseball games. That's the fun. |
It's great to be back in Seattle. I miss you guys. |
It's like a cop sitting on the side of the road with a radar gun. Pretty soon the Sox are going to recognize what he's throwing, and they won't need radar. |
It's no easy chore. The kids stayed after it. We tied the ballgame and finally won it in the ninth inning. |
It's not easy, but it's the right thing, ... I wouldn't deviate from my decision. I'm perfectly content with it. Now I'll relax, play some golf and fish and do the things I want to do, and evaluate opportunities if they come and when they come. |
Just a great play, |
Just a great play. That's as nice a play as you want to see at any level. I didn't think he had a chance at that ball to be honest with you. |
Let me tell you what -- I came here because I thought it could be done, ... I didn't come here just to be home. Being home and getting beat wears off pretty quick. |
Let's see if he finishes on a good note. With the days off that we have and with the way we've watched our pitchers' pitch counts all year, I don't know how much of an opportunity he's going to get as far as starting is concerned. He'll get some work out of the bullpen. Or if we have an injury, he'll be the guy we put in there. |
Look, there are a lot of people who care about him and work with him, ... He has to be careful how he responds to the media. Basically you have to be careful. ... He wants to do well. He gets a little bewildered. |
More preventative than anything else. We wanted to cut his pitch count down. Last time he threw a quite few pitches. |
My primary concern here is our team and our players, |
My primary concern here is our team and our players. I don't want any distractions. When the time is appropriate, we'll comment about my situation. |
My talk in Toronto was from the heart, ... It was from the heart. |