“He?s got to learn how to pitch. He?s got to learn how to pitch out of his own jams. You can?t relieve him all the time. I wanted to see if he could get out of there. Maybe he will next time.”
“It looked like we were just going to go down 1-2-3 every inning. Somebody?s got to step up and get a big hit. Someone?s got to want to be the star of the game.”
“Last year, I think we ran into a problem the first month of the season with guys who doubted that they belonged here. I don?t think we have to worry about that this year.”
“It seemed to ignite us. It got everyone excited in the dugout, too. Maybe it was the excitement we needed. Guys were going crazy like we won the World Series when (Pena) put it down.”
“The umpiring is an absolute joke. That?s the bottom line. It is absolutely not professional baseball that we?re playing out there. This game can get turned around on one pitch. I?m not saying professional umpires don?t miss pitches -- obviously, they do. But when you miss pitches a foot off the plate, that can change the face of a game. You guys can see it from up in the press box. You guys should call the game up there.”
