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Our hitting is getting better. We had some very good at-bats and made some adjustments.
DAVE HEISE It's been the story of our season; we're just not swinging the bats well. We haven't swung it well s...
JASON MILLS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ...
ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE What I was pleased with was that we hit the ball hard today. We made adjustments at the plate, and g...
JACK BROOKS![]()
He's just a prolific scorer. He is great at hitting runners in the lane and he has great range on hi...
RICK PITINO I thought he looked great. He's swinging the bat well, and his timing looks like it's there. The key...
GERALD PERRY When we saw him in Spring Training, we knew he had some thunder in his hands. But he's been really g...
WILLIE RANDOLPH It's more of a technical thing. Now I know how to hit a breaking ball much better because of my work...
YUNIESKY BETANCOURT Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up,
BRENDA JONES A lot of it had to do with that fourth at-bat (Sunday) when he got a walk, ... He saw quite a few pi...
DAVE CLARK We're still swinging the bats well. We're hitting the ball hard and getting hits at the right times.
DENNIS RINE We've been swinging the bats well up and down the lineup. Everyone's been contributing. We're coming...
BOB TODD Dexter has been getting some quality at-bats. He's very poised and confident for a 20-year-old. He t...
JOE MIKULIK I was swinging to swing the bat, like he (assistant coach Alex Marconi) said. I want to swing at the...
BRAD MILLER (Green) really had a great day. He was hitting the ball smart and he was hitting it where I wanted h...
BRYAN KING It's just great to win a ball game after our many games of frustration. Our kids made some great def...
LEM ELWAY Kyle's been unstoppable. We made some adjustments at halftime to get him the ball more.
JEFF SANTARSIERO We have been hitting the ball real good. We try to approach the plate aggressively and hit the ball ...
JEFF DAY We haven?t hit the ball real well all year, and finally we?re starting to come around on that. We wo...
BOB LEWELLEN It was nice to have a big inning like that. In between games we talked about adjustments at the plat...
HOLLY VAN VLYMEN It's not like we're swinging the bats bad. We're hitting the ball hard. It's just we're not lucky ri...
RONDELL WHITE I know David would still like to finish his career on the West Coast, but he has no plans to hold ou...
GREGG CLIFTON It's starting to warm up a little outside and I think our bats are about to come around a little bit...
GREG MCVEY We're not playing pitter-patter at the plate any more. We talked to the team about how we were dead ...
TONY ROBICHAUX![]()
I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than...
NEIL GAIMAN He can play anywhere. He's great defensively and he's solid at the plate. He's got some power.
ANDY HARMON I tried to treat it like a regular game, and not stress too much about competition or the fact that ...
MATT FOOTE Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser,
PETER GOULD He has come out of some great programs and he's been on some great defenses. He was at Alabama four ...
ART BRILES The second game was a lot better. We got a lot better at our offense, attacking the ball and letting...
JODI HERMANEK![]()
I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart....
P.C. CAST![]()
Any way you slice it, he was outstanding. There were several times when there was some serious thump...
TONY LA RUSSA (Adamson) set the tone for the team at the plate and at short. He had a spectacular game. He made a ...
STEVE ANTICH Really the last couple of times out we've really done a much better job of pitch selection with our ...
BRIAN MORRISON [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var...
ALEX ADAMS I think [it bothers him] more so in the field than at the plate. It's when he slows down or takes of...
BOB MELVIN We hit the ball real well and had some good quality at-bats. We got off to a nice start and made it ...
JOE HUGHES I felt like our defense gave up a lot of yards, but made some big plays and got the ball back for us...
JACK ZILLA It's a different mechanism of injury this time. Yeah, I am a little more concerned about it this tim...
JEFF PORTER That's something people like to talk about a lot, and I know it would be a great honor to get the ba...
AARON COOK He's doing very well. He's had good at bats. He's hitting the ball hard. He also is doing the job in...
DAVE PANO He got hit in the jaw and it hurt all the way up to his ear. He was having some pain and some headac...
DOUG LUKE I'd love to get more patient at the plate. That's one of the things I worked on in spring training, ...
LANCE NIEKRO We've got to get the bats going. Four runs in 33 innings is not going to do it. We're not facing Ran...
DON WERNER I'm not waiting on his swing. I take that for granted. The thing is running the bases. He ran better...
FELIPE ALOU And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home...
EDDIE MURRAY I'm been getting some at-bats off the bench but you always are shooting to get in the starting line-...
DREW MARTIN Luke and Christian didn't try to do too much with their hitting. Some of the guys are pressing too h...
JOEY KALMUS He threw the ball fine. We were swinging at some bad pitches and watched some good ones go bye. That...
RICK CALLOWAY![]()
He feels better about it. He's healthier and feeling good and playing well and coming along real goo...
FRANK ROBINSON He?s been a quality kid and obviously he gets the chance to come home, which I think helped him a li...
CHARLIE HICKEY Hes doing better than what we thought.
JAMIE KING Simons got into some trouble early but he made some adjustments and pitched well.
JOE MIKULIK He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training.
MANNY ACTA We liked what we saw of him in spring training and hopefully we don't lose him. But he wasn't gettin...
MIKE HARGROVE![]()
When you're hitting it as good as he is, and starting to putt decent, it's a hard combination especi...
ZACH JOHNSON That boy's got some serious feet. He can run, no doubt about it I think we handled him a little bett...
ALEC GUNN That boy's got some serious feet. He can run, no doubt about it I think we handled him a little b...
ALEC GUNN We've been getting Whatley some pinch hits, and he caught one of the games at Seminole. He's been sw...
JAMES MANSINGER My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now.
BARBARA UPTON He got hit in the middle lane, he made it over to the far left, he got struck again, and he got drug...
HOWARD BEAMAN I'm concentrating more and I'm relaxed at the plate. I am a lot more confident. I'm seeing the ball ...
JOEY CABRET He's a tough kid, a hard-nosed kid. I felt sure he would definitely go through some spring. I didn't...
HUGH NALL He had a big night. He is really starting to crank it up. He made some big, big plays.
MATT LINDSAY I would like him to play. Mike would be an asset to the team no doubt. He really came into his hitti...
WADE MACKEY I saw how it elevated pitchers internally. They just felt better about themselves. And we need to el...
JOE MADDON I was pleased with our defense. We made some adjustments at halftime to correct some mistakes and it...
COLIN CUSHMAN The way I look at it, when Wake got hit, he probably could have broke his shin and he still would ha...
MIKE TIMLIN We started slow at the plate, but kept putting pressure on them with bunting and running until we co...
DALE LORTZ I saw a couple of players down below (in the stadium) who were talking about Oswalt during the game,...
JOE BUCK It's a timing issue. Once he had surgery, he didn't gear up to be ready for Feb. 23 or even Spring T...
BARRY AXELROD Those three kids have swung consistent bats all spring and they came through with those doubles all ...
CHRIS ARNOLD This is probably the only team we play where we've got more talent. But Nate went the whole way. He'...
AL POUND I made some adjustments this year to try to settle in and not do too much at the plate. I'll keep pr...
JASON ELLISON![]()
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumsta...
SARAH DESSEN I couldn't be happier with our performance. It starts with defense and ours was superb tonight. I th...
HERB GRACE We know we can hit a lot better than that. Coach Graham talks about [situational hitting] all the ti...
BRIAN FRIDAY After my first two at bats, I had to make a little adjustment. He was throwing me nasty cutters and ...
DAMIAN MILLER Jason has the mental makeup and, to me, that's a huge part of it when you start thinking about doubl...
MIKE ARBUCKLE I can tell that the boy I help is getting better. He is more comfortable and I push him with harder ...
LORI STEPHENSON Travis had a big game. Matt continues to get some big hits for us, and Nicky is starting to swing a ...
CORY WILLIAMS The reason I kept up with him is because he was probably one of the best hitters ever to come throug...
DAN UGGLA![]()
A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The t...
STAN MUSIAL I really like his swing, and he really likes his swing. This is the best I've ever seen him. He has ...
MICKEY HATCHER We have a tendency when we're faced with great tension to get some relief by writing about it in a w...
ERIC ROSENBERG We made some adjustments at halftime and our team really picked up the intensity.
CAROLYN PECK![]()
Hal talked about Scott's last two pinch-hitting appearances [before the homer] and the fact that he ...
TONY LA RUSSA I got to know him better after his diagnosis, and the way he carried himself during that time said a...
CHEYENNE TRUSSELL I decided he would come back with another curve ball. It broke right over the inside part of the pla...
CHRIS STANTON You know your child is growing up when he starts looking at girls the same way he used to look at de...
VIKRANT PARSAI Our kids have been swinging the bats all year long. Five of them are hitting at least .500 and befor...
PAUL CROFT You get into serious trouble when - during a heated exchange - the mind starts to ask questions abou...
FLOYD PATTERSON 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married.
JAMES C. DOBSON From the top of my cranium, he plays quite extensively in Spring Training. Perhaps we should give hi...
KEN MACHA I think everybody was excited and a little nervous with Robert out. But Tyler Smith did a great job ...
DOUG EVANS From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w...
BOB JR From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w...
BOB BAKER JR From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball, ......
BOB BAKER He was upset like anyone else would have been. He's like me. He gets real mad. Five minutes later, I...
JAMIE MCMURRAY
DAVE HEISE It's been the story of our season; we're just not swinging the bats well. We haven't swung it well s...
JASON MILLS I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES God is always on time, it may not be the time you are expecting, but hes on time. Just like he said ...
ARTHLENE LAUDAT LAWRENCE What I was pleased with was that we hit the ball hard today. We made adjustments at the plate, and g...
JACK BROOKS
He's just a prolific scorer. He is great at hitting runners in the lane and he has great range on hi... RICK PITINO I thought he looked great. He's swinging the bat well, and his timing looks like it's there. The key...
GERALD PERRY When we saw him in Spring Training, we knew he had some thunder in his hands. But he's been really g...
WILLIE RANDOLPH It's more of a technical thing. Now I know how to hit a breaking ball much better because of my work...
YUNIESKY BETANCOURT Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up,
BRENDA JONES A lot of it had to do with that fourth at-bat (Sunday) when he got a walk, ... He saw quite a few pi...
DAVE CLARK We're still swinging the bats well. We're hitting the ball hard and getting hits at the right times.
DENNIS RINE We've been swinging the bats well up and down the lineup. Everyone's been contributing. We're coming...
BOB TODD Dexter has been getting some quality at-bats. He's very poised and confident for a 20-year-old. He t...
JOE MIKULIK I was swinging to swing the bat, like he (assistant coach Alex Marconi) said. I want to swing at the...
BRAD MILLER (Green) really had a great day. He was hitting the ball smart and he was hitting it where I wanted h...
BRYAN KING It's just great to win a ball game after our many games of frustration. Our kids made some great def...
LEM ELWAY Kyle's been unstoppable. We made some adjustments at halftime to get him the ball more.
JEFF SANTARSIERO We have been hitting the ball real good. We try to approach the plate aggressively and hit the ball ...
JEFF DAY We haven?t hit the ball real well all year, and finally we?re starting to come around on that. We wo...
BOB LEWELLEN It was nice to have a big inning like that. In between games we talked about adjustments at the plat...
HOLLY VAN VLYMEN It's not like we're swinging the bats bad. We're hitting the ball hard. It's just we're not lucky ri...
RONDELL WHITE I know David would still like to finish his career on the West Coast, but he has no plans to hold ou...
GREGG CLIFTON It's starting to warm up a little outside and I think our bats are about to come around a little bit...
GREG MCVEY We're not playing pitter-patter at the plate any more. We talked to the team about how we were dead ...
TONY ROBICHAUX
I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN He can play anywhere. He's great defensively and he's solid at the plate. He's got some power.
ANDY HARMON I tried to treat it like a regular game, and not stress too much about competition or the fact that ...
MATT FOOTE Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser,
PETER GOULD He has come out of some great programs and he's been on some great defenses. He was at Alabama four ...
ART BRILES The second game was a lot better. We got a lot better at our offense, attacking the ball and letting...
JODI HERMANEK
I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST
Any way you slice it, he was outstanding. There were several times when there was some serious thump... TONY LA RUSSA (Adamson) set the tone for the team at the plate and at short. He had a spectacular game. He made a ...
STEVE ANTICH Really the last couple of times out we've really done a much better job of pitch selection with our ...
BRIAN MORRISON [Senior Rob Hudson sustained his good form with a 3-under par 33 to earn medalist honors for the var...
ALEX ADAMS I think [it bothers him] more so in the field than at the plate. It's when he slows down or takes of...
BOB MELVIN We hit the ball real well and had some good quality at-bats. We got off to a nice start and made it ...
JOE HUGHES I felt like our defense gave up a lot of yards, but made some big plays and got the ball back for us...
JACK ZILLA It's a different mechanism of injury this time. Yeah, I am a little more concerned about it this tim...
JEFF PORTER That's something people like to talk about a lot, and I know it would be a great honor to get the ba...
AARON COOK He's doing very well. He's had good at bats. He's hitting the ball hard. He also is doing the job in...
DAVE PANO He got hit in the jaw and it hurt all the way up to his ear. He was having some pain and some headac...
DOUG LUKE I'd love to get more patient at the plate. That's one of the things I worked on in spring training, ...
LANCE NIEKRO We've got to get the bats going. Four runs in 33 innings is not going to do it. We're not facing Ran...
DON WERNER I'm not waiting on his swing. I take that for granted. The thing is running the bases. He ran better...
FELIPE ALOU And, you know, you try and preach to them there's more to this game than just walking up to home...
EDDIE MURRAY I'm been getting some at-bats off the bench but you always are shooting to get in the starting line-...
DREW MARTIN Luke and Christian didn't try to do too much with their hitting. Some of the guys are pressing too h...
JOEY KALMUS He threw the ball fine. We were swinging at some bad pitches and watched some good ones go bye. That...
RICK CALLOWAY
He feels better about it. He's healthier and feeling good and playing well and coming along real goo... FRANK ROBINSON He?s been a quality kid and obviously he gets the chance to come home, which I think helped him a li...
CHARLIE HICKEY Hes doing better than what we thought.
JAMIE KING Simons got into some trouble early but he made some adjustments and pitched well.
JOE MIKULIK He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training.
MANNY ACTA We liked what we saw of him in spring training and hopefully we don't lose him. But he wasn't gettin...
MIKE HARGROVE
When you're hitting it as good as he is, and starting to putt decent, it's a hard combination especi... ZACH JOHNSON That boy's got some serious feet. He can run, no doubt about it I think we handled him a little bett...
ALEC GUNN That boy's got some serious feet. He can run, no doubt about it I think we handled him a little b...
ALEC GUNN We've been getting Whatley some pinch hits, and he caught one of the games at Seminole. He's been sw...
JAMES MANSINGER My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now.
BARBARA UPTON He got hit in the middle lane, he made it over to the far left, he got struck again, and he got drug...
HOWARD BEAMAN I'm concentrating more and I'm relaxed at the plate. I am a lot more confident. I'm seeing the ball ...
JOEY CABRET He's a tough kid, a hard-nosed kid. I felt sure he would definitely go through some spring. I didn't...
HUGH NALL He had a big night. He is really starting to crank it up. He made some big, big plays.
MATT LINDSAY I would like him to play. Mike would be an asset to the team no doubt. He really came into his hitti...
WADE MACKEY I saw how it elevated pitchers internally. They just felt better about themselves. And we need to el...
JOE MADDON I was pleased with our defense. We made some adjustments at halftime to correct some mistakes and it...
COLIN CUSHMAN The way I look at it, when Wake got hit, he probably could have broke his shin and he still would ha...
MIKE TIMLIN We started slow at the plate, but kept putting pressure on them with bunting and running until we co...
DALE LORTZ I saw a couple of players down below (in the stadium) who were talking about Oswalt during the game,...
JOE BUCK It's a timing issue. Once he had surgery, he didn't gear up to be ready for Feb. 23 or even Spring T...
BARRY AXELROD Those three kids have swung consistent bats all spring and they came through with those doubles all ...
CHRIS ARNOLD This is probably the only team we play where we've got more talent. But Nate went the whole way. He'...
AL POUND I made some adjustments this year to try to settle in and not do too much at the plate. I'll keep pr...
JASON ELLISON
A second later, when he looked up at me, we were face to face, and again, even under these circumsta... SARAH DESSEN I couldn't be happier with our performance. It starts with defense and ours was superb tonight. I th...
HERB GRACE We know we can hit a lot better than that. Coach Graham talks about [situational hitting] all the ti...
BRIAN FRIDAY After my first two at bats, I had to make a little adjustment. He was throwing me nasty cutters and ...
DAMIAN MILLER Jason has the mental makeup and, to me, that's a huge part of it when you start thinking about doubl...
MIKE ARBUCKLE I can tell that the boy I help is getting better. He is more comfortable and I push him with harder ...
LORI STEPHENSON Travis had a big game. Matt continues to get some big hits for us, and Nicky is starting to swing a ...
CORY WILLIAMS The reason I kept up with him is because he was probably one of the best hitters ever to come throug...
DAN UGGLA
A lot of hitters stay away from the plate, some are close up, some are forward, some are back. The t... STAN MUSIAL I really like his swing, and he really likes his swing. This is the best I've ever seen him. He has ...
MICKEY HATCHER We have a tendency when we're faced with great tension to get some relief by writing about it in a w...
ERIC ROSENBERG We made some adjustments at halftime and our team really picked up the intensity.
CAROLYN PECK
Hal talked about Scott's last two pinch-hitting appearances [before the homer] and the fact that he ... TONY LA RUSSA I got to know him better after his diagnosis, and the way he carried himself during that time said a...
CHEYENNE TRUSSELL I decided he would come back with another curve ball. It broke right over the inside part of the pla...
CHRIS STANTON You know your child is growing up when he starts looking at girls the same way he used to look at de...
VIKRANT PARSAI Our kids have been swinging the bats all year long. Five of them are hitting at least .500 and befor...
PAUL CROFT You get into serious trouble when - during a heated exchange - the mind starts to ask questions abou...
FLOYD PATTERSON 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married.
JAMES C. DOBSON From the top of my cranium, he plays quite extensively in Spring Training. Perhaps we should give hi...
KEN MACHA I think everybody was excited and a little nervous with Robert out. But Tyler Smith did a great job ...
DOUG EVANS From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w...
BOB JR From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball. I w...
BOB BAKER JR From the preseason to this game there has been some great improvement on both sides of the ball, ......
BOB BAKER He was upset like anyone else would have been. He's like me. He gets real mad. Five minutes later, I...
JAMIE MCMURRAY
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