We thought it would be better for him to throw under game conditions rather than trying to do a simulated game tomorrow. Now, he'll have an extra day of rest before his first start. |
We want to let Rickie get settled in, |
We wanted him to try to go out and pitch five innings and 80 pitches, and he ended up (going) six innings and 70 pitches. |
We were getting short out there. You can't keep pushing it. |
We were happy with the home stand, but when you win the first five you surely want to win the last game. |
We were really pressing for a run right there. |
We were swinging the bats really well today. |
We were waiting for Vic to turn it around. We wanted to give him every opportunity. ... He had a great start at Colorado, and then went right back to making mistakes with his fastball over the heart of the plate [at Houston]. |
We'll have a better idea Wednesday. |
We'll just have to wait and see. There's some concern. But major concern? Not really. Some of it could be a little mental too. |
We'll see what happens his next start. If he can win his next start then he'll start the last game of the year. |
We'll sit down and explore all our options (today). |
We're a little more settled this year. We have a better idea of when guys are going to pitch. We have a plan. |
We're a player short for a day or two because of Branyan. We thought it was more important to have an extra player on the bench. It's only for, what, five games because we're off Monday. And if we run into pitching problems we can always turn right around and bring someone up. |
We're all behind him. Everybody goes through things like that. |