They were the better team. We wanted to fight back, and they didn't let us. |
They're a complete team with no real holes, and they don't beat themselves. There's a reason why they had the best record in baseball. |
This has been a season where the NL West has been through a lot of adversity. Every team's had some severe injuries to big-name players. That's just the coincidence of the season, so it's nothing that you can change at this point. |
Those guys are probably the most potent 3-4 guys in all of baseball. |
We are a little more reserved. We just kind of go about our job in a quiet way. |
We didn't give that much credence, ... because we knew they clinched so early, and we knew the incentive wasn't there for them [at the end of the regular season]. We knew they'd have adrenaline, and they'd be fired up. They pitched well -- all three of them. |
We were winning some games in Pittsburgh and Washington [five of six], just keeping the line moving, |
We'd like to open a little bigger lead so we're not having to take it down to the wire. |
We're not satisfied now, |
We've got to get on base and score when we have the opportunity. Even in the five or six hole, I'll be taking the same approach with the hit-and-run, moving the ball around. That's how you manufacture runs. |
Yeah, I think it's going to be a good setup, the way he's been getting on base and running. I'm going to certainly give him opportunities to steal, but also be aggressive as well. We should score an awful lot of runs if we can get on base. |
You become spoiled playing next to a guy like Khalil. He made a lot of plays other shortstops can't make, but I've seen Gonzalez make all the plays. |
You take as many variables out of your game as possible, and it helps turn the percentages more in your favor. Tony said, 'Hit the ball as hard as you can. If you do, you will be happy more than unhappy.' He was right. |