(Anderson) wants to get out there and play. We'll pace him a little bit. |
(Colon's injury) was obviously something we were not expecting, and Ervin is the guy that needed to step in. And he did. |
(Guerrero) has taken the offensive burden and met every challenge. He steals bases. When we need him to go from first to third, he's done it. A ball to the right side, he's done it. When we need a throw holding a runner going from first to third, he's done that. |
(Lackey) wasn't as sharp as we've seen him, ... He threw a lot of pitches early, and then he settled in. I thought he kept his composure, and he pitched. You look at the linescore and see seven scoreless innings and say he breezed, but it wasn't easy. |
(Washburn) is feeling better but it could be more than one start (missed). He'll pitch when he's at a level that he can go out there and compete and not be at risk. |
[One more victory. One more measly, monumental victory.] Playoffs can turn in a heartbeat, ... Momentum switches very quickly. Right now, they have a three-game-to-one advantage. The series isn't over until that fourth game is clinched. |
[We'll] give him a day. He hasn't done anything in three days. |
A big night for him. He deserved it. He played hard here. He flew under the radar, with A-Rod and Griffey and Randy Johnson, but as far as that team's success, if you're going to point to one guy, you're going to point to Danny Wilson. |
A lot of it hinges on how Garret is. If Garret can play the outfield, we can still get Kotchman's bat in the lineup |
A lot of times the pitch you need to get a guy out is either out of the zone or in the dirt and you need to block the ball or tag the guy out. Our guys work on that and our pitchers need to have confidence to throw that pitch. |
A muddy track is not something that works in our favor. I think we need to run the bases, we need to stay aggressive. I think whether we play tonight or tomorrow or any time this series, you're going to have a slower track just because of the wetness that you anticipate the field having. |
A perfect example of us being a little bit banged up facing a club that was very, very tough offensively. And they took it to us and they swept us. |
A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon isn't safe with that club. They do a great job of pressuring you and they have power through the lineup. |
A three-run lead in the Grand Canyon with that club is not a safe lead. But our guys, when they had to, made terrific pitches. |
Adam Kennedy is the best defensive second baseman in our league. |