You can tell a lot of focus is going to him on the other side (of the field) ... which it should be. |
You don't want to make a habit of getting behind and trying to beat those guys at the end of the game with the two guys they have coming out of the bullpen. |
You felt like you should have seen a no-hitter. Since the second half of last year, he's probably been the best pitcher in baseball. |
You have to resist the urge to think that way. It's hard to do, block that stuff out, but it's something we have to do. |
You kind of feel a little embarrassed, ... It's out of your element, at least for me. |
You know how our team is. Jim hasn't been on our team but a couple of months, but he is like everybody else. He's not going to be bad-mouthed by anybody. ANYBODY. [Thome] is on our team, and you have to play for the guys on our team. |
You know it's going to hurt for a couple of days -- but you've gotta keep the game moving, I've had a million of these, but this one got worse. If this isn't a break (it wasn't), I don't ever want one. |
You make your own breaks sometimes. |
You're trying not to get a read on whether he's coming after you or not coming after you, |
You've got to understand something. Pod's called it 100 times this year. He's bound to be right once in a while. |