Reyes knows what he needs to do. He's waiting on the ball better. He's an aggressive hitter, making solid contact. ... When he's totally focused on every at-bat, with his talent he'll be unbelievable offensively and defensively. |
Right now, we just have to wait and see. But it doesn't look too good. |
Sanchez kept us on the edge of our seats. He made pitches when he had to. He likes the ball every day. |
So far, [Zambrano] is doing what we wanted him to do. He's looking a lot more fluid this spring. |
Some guys take a little longer to exhale. It's a natural thing, a human thing. I think that most of the guys I've seen in the league, as time goes on they get more and more comfortable. I hope that's the case with him. |
Sometimes big hitters try to do too much. Sometimes he gets down on himself, but we keep him going. He's going to bust out of it. |
Sometimes fate and timing can be really scary. It probably turned his career around. |
Sometimes they give me a little juice, a little energy. |
Sometimes you come in with a guy who is unorthodox in a delivery and he'll get you an out. Bring somebody in with a different look and come in with a pitch you don't see everyday. |
Spoilers are losers, ... I don't want to ever have my team feel good about being spoilers. |
That doesn't mean a whole lot to me. |
That feeling you get when you close the door can be contagious. It can change the whole attitude toward winning when you have someone of the caliber of Wagner, Mariano. |
That little butcher-boy play is a play he needs to do more often. It's a big asset for him. He just needs to have confidence in himself to do it a lot. That's his game. That's the kind of player he's going to be. That's the player he should be, so I'd like to see him do it. |
That really got us kick-started. That was a sweet double play. |
That reminded me of the Kenny Lofton of yesteryear. Those were huge plays. We could have gotten some momentum going. |