Both of them look great. |
But he's got serious skills. |
But he's played a lot of baseball, you can tell, ... He's got a more natural flow. The kids in his country [the Dominican Republic] play a lot and gain a lot of baseball poise. He seems sure of himself. |
But take all that with a grain of salt because you assume that's not the natural thing. |
Can't call them Carlos and Carlos. |
Carlos Beltran got a good education last year. I think he's going to have a big year for us. I really do. |
Carlos can hit anywhere. He's one of those guys who can adapt to any situation, I believe. |
Carlos is getting better, but there's no reason to risk anything here where it's so cool, not when he's come this far. |
Carlos knows how good he is. And that kind of inner confidence is huge in making it here. |
Comeback wins are always nice. Anytime you can take a game away it's always big. |
Even if he comes back, he's going to have to work his way back in there. ... There's no rush. That's for sure. |
Even if he would have lost or had a so-so game yesterday, he's still going to bring something to the table every time, |
Even if you give up runs, you still need to just keep fighting and grinding and believing in yourself and I hope that's the case with him. |
Even in practice, he's competitive. You just don't want him getting hurt in practice. |
Every situation is totally different for me. Every team that faces Barry Bonds has the same dilemma. You just pick your spots in the course of the game and you try to make the right decision and hope that it's executed. It's no different than any other team. Obviously, he's still a presence and obviously he's still one of the best hitters in the game and you have to be very conscious of him. |