We've been swinging the bats OK, with the exception of (Wednesday night), ... I think every team has those games where it seems like you can't get anything done. |
We've got a bunch of young kids that have a lot of heart. Anytime you're down four runs and get the winning run to the plate in the ninth you've done something. |
We've got a lot of kids who are still growing. They're going to get even bigger. We've got babies out there. |
We've got the nucleus of our team in place. These young players ... we haven't scratched the surface of what they'll be able to accomplish. |
We've never played as well as we're playing right now, since I've been here. We're playing the game so mistake-free. |
When Billy gets hot, he can do some damage. He never hits those high, long ones. He hits laser shots. |
When he pitched more aggressively out of the bullpen, something started clicking. Later in the year, he was strong and the more I saw him, the more I liked him. I think he has a lot of up side. I saw him blow away some good hitters. |
When they got the big inning in the third, it ended up costing us the game. That's something we'll work on all year. |
When things are going good, they're going good. |
When things aren't going you're way, funny things happen, and it's not much funnier than that. |
When we traded Richie, the whole complexion of the team changed. We always seemed to be sitting back and trying to hit the home run. Now we've got guys in the lineup who work the counts, get on base and manufacture runs. That's the kind of baseball we want to play here. |
When you’ve got a guy who’s supportive and is loyal to his team as much as he is, as opposed to somebody who doesn’t take that interest in the guys (it makes a difference), ... You have a job to do and it doesn’t matter who’s paying you to do it, but on the other hand, if you like who you’re working for, it makes a big difference. |
With an off day coming up Thursday, maybe. |
With Doug's extension, it sends a good signal to the team that we're going to be here. We've got a good start on this and we want to keep building to a championship team. |
With guys of that talent, there is just no way they are going to struggle for [that long]. It was just his time to get out of it. |