Curt was good and got stronger as the game went on. He's the guy that we wanted out there on Opening Day and it's really nice to see him out there and healthy. |
Dale?s decision and Varitek?s awareness were tremendous. As the play unfolds, you can kind of see it happening. But you have to have a runner who?s where he?s supposed to be. I thought both sides were outstanding. |
David was hitting everything. I can understand it. I'm sure they weren't real thrilled about it. |
David's had a tough spring. That doesn't mean he's going to have a tough season. |
David's had a tough spring. That doesn't mean he's going to have a tough season. You look at him coming off the mound; it's human nature to kind of second guess yourself a little bit. He'll get over it. |
Don't get me wrong: These people love the Patriots. But they wake up and want to know what happened to the Red Sox. I mean, they really care. It's unbelievable. I've never seen anything like it. It's part of what's so good. But I'm right smack in the middle of it, and it gives me a headache sometimes. I know what it means to these people. I just want to do what's right for our team. I love living through this with them. |
Dr. [Tom] Gill was sort of explaining that to Wade the other day. He said, 'Look, everyone thinks MRI are the magic letters. When we get that scope and go in there, that's when we know everything.' And they'll glance through the rest of the shoulder because they're in there. When they close him up, this kid will know where he's at and then they'll have a much firmer timetable. That makes sense. |
Early in the game he located very well, then he got a little stronger as the game went and he made a couple of mistakes. But it?s nice that he has that left in the tank, because that?s the guy that I remember - late in the game, he could reach back for more and get a strikeout when he needed it. |
Early on, we made it hard on (Wakefield). He made some real good pitches, stranded some runners, gave himself a chance to settle down. |
Early, I didn't think he located his fastball and he made some mistakes with his offspeed. That was pretty obvious. They were getting a lot of hits - and then he started executing his pitches and even though we're down, as far as the game goes, he didn't let it get it spread out and as far as he goes, he looked more confident. |
Even if he can't [play] the news is good. He's going to be OK, ... We just have to let it settle down. |
Even if he can't [play] the news is good. He's going to be OK. We just have to let it settle down. |
Even starting with the first hitter, he had a tough time commanding it. He didn't have a chance to kind of get settled before, all of a sudden, you're in a full-fledged rally. |
Every experience you have helps you. If players or me or the coaches or somebody can pull something positive from that experience, good. |
Everyone is talking about Lowell and he had a down year. If he just has an average year, he's going to drive in 85 or 90 runs. That's going to help us a lot. That's a lot of RBIs. |