Let's be honest, Pedro for five innings is better than no Pedro at all. With the way our bullpen is going to be structured, having a day off Tuesday, it might not be so bad to have him out there for only five innings -- assuming he's healthy and that's the most important thing. |
Most people don't understand the game. But even if you don't understand the game and you go to the arena, you still have a great time. It's just a great experience. |
Not because of my personal relationship with them, but because they're a good team. Anytime you get a complete game against anybody it's nice, particularly against a first-place club that's had success against you. |
Obviously, I came in here knowing that it was an important game. I've heard the do-or-die phrase thrown around a little bit. I think it's too early for that, but it's no question that it was an important game. |
Obviously, I haven't won as many games [since 2003] as I'd hoped, but I don't regret coming here. It's good to be part of this race. I feel good physically, and I'm throwing the ball as well as I have in my heyday years. |
Oh my God. Everybody knows he's strong. Still, when you see something like that, it's impressive. |
Oh, we are so much better than we were last year. |
Roger is the pioneer that showed us that if you eat right and take care of yourself, you can pitch into your 40s. |
Same result each time -- unfortunately, |
So much of that is contingent on us staying healthy. I think we have high expectations, and rightly so. |
Someone taught him right. He gets it. |
That's how we won them when I was there. It looks like it still works. |
That's the manager's call. It's always the manager's call. You do what the manager tells you to do. |
That's too far ahead to think about. I'm just thinking about this season. That's all I can control. |
That's what separates playoff teams from non-playoff teams. Too often we find ourselves in a game like we did tonight and we're not able to make the play. We play well enough to keep ourselves in the game but not well enough to win those games. |