I told him I didn't want to take him out of the game. I wanted to give him an opportunity to get through the inning so we could score some runs for him and get him his 18th win. I told him to get after him and be aggressive. |
I told our guys it's very important for us to go home this winter and not give anybody the ability to call us losers again. They've been called that for 12 straight years. |
I tried to set Robin up as much as I could. |
I want them to get used to playing all three outfield spots. Versatility is certainly the key to what we want to do. |
I was just trying to maximize our matchups, ... It didn't work out. |
I'd say his chances improved. There are still things that could change. It's not set. It could be set but it's not. We've still got options yet. |
I'm glad we were able to score some runs so he could benefit from his great pitching. |
I'm going to address our pitching after the day off (today). I'll make an announcement then. |
I'm happy with the way we're swinging our bats. |
I'm not going to concede too many runs in this series, ... It depends on who the hitter is, what stage of the game we're at. I've seen a lot of games lost where you're in the first or second inning and you say, 'Eh, let them have that run. We're going to score a bunch.' And you end up losing, 1-0. |
I'm not going to sit here and say we're going to fight for the wild-card next year. As good as St. Louis is, that's something we want. We want to fight for the division championship. |
I'm real superstitious. Somehow, I don't believe it's the uniform. |
I'm thinking about a lot of things. I don't want guys not playing an extended amount of time. |
I've been real pleased with our catching this season. Damian has given us a little more pop, and Chad hit better after a bad start. Both do great jobs behind the plate. |
I've been waiting to break them out but you can't do that before the first Retro Sunday. |