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JAMIE BRYANT He was solid. When you only have three shots against you in one period, it can be hard on you mental...
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KYLE GRAICHEN He showed no character on that particular play. I was shocked. I thought he was a better type of per...
ELVIS DUMERVIL He did get stronger [as the game went on]. He was more confident and started making better pitches.
AARON NIECKULA He was OK. Not his real good outing. Nevertheless, he kept us in the game even with the early runs.
FELIPE ALOU He didn't have command of anything. He got away with some hanging breaking balls early, but he didn'...
MIKE HARGROVE He was a consistent 20 points for us every night. Last year he had 45 in a game. This year was more ...
SHANE TUCKER It was good to get a win because we blew a couple of opportunities to score runs. Early in the game,...
AL CARTER He pitched great. He had some big strikeouts when he needed them. His command was better today, he h...
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DARRELL BUTLER Jake, I'll guarantee you, will do really well. He was indecisive in Arizona, and sometimes he made b...
DAVID BOSTON I was a little surprised with how our pitching went in that first game. Chad threw a good game but j...
ERIC MCARTHUR He's a very good pass protector. When you look at the game last week, he had 10 plays, (and) he is a...
NORV TURNER Losing Grant was a key in this game. Dan was nervous out there and made an error early on, but then ...
JOE RODEGHERO He was great in the leadership field. He understood the game early on. It was so impressive. He was ...
DAN HARRIS I've never seen a player grow as much within the same year the way he has elevated his game the last...
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RICK RIORDAN I didn't think he played well early, but as the game wore on, I thought he got more comfortable. He ...
ERIC BEHRENS When Matt was able to shut them down, his confidence grew 100 percent. He got stronger as the game w...
BRUCE STEINBECKER He was real consistent down the stretch last year, and he's carried it over to this year. He was fig...
BLAISE ILSLEY He got up and down the floor. He got some open looks in transition. He really excels in the game in ...
JOE SHOEMAKER It was good to see us able to get Wes in the game. He has filthy stuff, but got a fastball in the wr...
DAN WATKINS He was a pleasant surprise last year. They said his bat was not that good, and he did an outstanding...
CHARLIE MONTOYO After the last game of the round robin, we had a practice. He made eight straight runbacks. We've al...
JAMIE KORAB He had good composure, ... Now he has plenty of things that he can improve on. It wasn't that he pla...
CHARLIE WEIS He pretty much showed why he's one of the best pitchers in the game. He has good stuff, and he had i...
MARCUS THAMES We played well and showed up. We had 13 hits, which is probably more than we've had in the last thre...
BRAD FULLER For Colton, I think the offensive part of his game is going to be OK if he doesn't come in putting t...
ED YATES It's been pretty tough. But the coaches have done a great job of keeping the game fun for us. Coach ...
GOLDEN INGLE Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But he thr...
GEORGE ALEXANDER He was the consummate professional; as good as anyone and better than most at broadcasting baseball....
DAVE VAN HORNE It shows we have a lot more weapons than just Brandon. Tonight he didn't have a good game. But he'll...
MARIO CHALMERS He came in and we felt did an outstanding job last year. He got some good experience and has a natio...
IAN MCINTYRE He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pit...
ED SPRAGUE (Davis) played well for us while he was in there. He got two cheapies. He's been really good for us ...
BEAU THOMPSON Alan had a bumpy stretch when he was sick, but he had a really good game last week.
GRAHAM WHITEHOUSE Last year you saw Porter do his thing a little bit. He was the featured guy and he made some big pla...
BRIAN DAWKINS He had a good night, offensively he took over the game. Unfortunately we didn't play real good defen...
LEON GRAVELY The good ones you have to get as early as you can. He settled down more quickly than we hoped. Washb...
MIKE HARGROVE He went through therapy. He got himself a personal trainer. He got his legs going. He made back for ...
BOBBY MCGEE He can win a game by himself. They got a couple of lucky bounces, but he made the difference.
LINDY RUFF Yes, the referee made a decision which no one can believe. He has gifted them the game as it turned ...
HARRY KEWELL He did a good job of making pitches when he needed to. We'd like to see him pitch ahead a bit more. ...
PHIL GARNER He made some great saves throughout the game, especially in the third period. Sometimes it's tough w...
BRENDAN SHANAHAN Freshman year, not too many people knew who he was until the Miami game, when he went 7 for 7.
JUSTIN TURNER He has had a rough year, no question about it. But he knows that he's in the rotation now, and he fe...
EDDIE JORDAN I don't think he improved that much in the last couple years. The game is improving every year, and ...
DOMINIK HRBATY Battle improved his game this season. He played inside and was a dedicated hard worker. He elevated ...
LONNIE GAYLOR A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter i...
BRAD AUSMUS Marcus has really matured as a player, ... The way he went about preparing himself for that game las...
AL GROH
GREG DAVIS He kept his pitch count down, he had pretty good command. He always has good command of his pitching...
ERIC NIESLANIK When he had to be good, he was good. He got better as the game went on. He's a great competitor - th...
CALVIN BAISLEY He got stronger as the game went on.
DAN AVERY It helps us a lot. The sad thing is, the last game he played before he got sick (vs. Oakland, Jan. 2...
BRYCE DREW Slowly. Early on he was a little frustrated because the defense forgot to do a couple of things. But...
DAN NOBBS He fought his control early in the game, then settled down and pitched better as the game went on.
JEREMY GRIFFITH Larry pitched good and got better as the game went along. If the game had gone on, he would have bee...
ROB ROWE We had a chance to get to (Hall) early, but we didn't. He got a little better as the game went on. T...
CURT DITZENBERGER In the bullpen, his command was as good as anybody we have. Leaving the bullpen, I thought he was go...
DARREN BALSLEY He got ahead of a lot of hitters, and his command was amazing. It's hard to hit a guy whose command ...
JOSE MOLINA We've got him in there and playing outfield because of the way he hits it. He's made the adjustment ...
DANNY SCHOONOVER After the first day, he went back over to the range and hit balls. Then he worked on his short game ...
DON PETERSON All along, we thought he was a talented kid. He made some changes in technique and got better as the...
MARC BILLETT Outstanding. He's a great competitor, and the thing is, he got better as the game went on. I think h...
CALVIN BAISLEY To be a good goalie, you have to get experience. He got a lot of experience last year when he starte...
JEB BURCH He was pretty much the best hitter in the game -- probably the best all-around player in the game. H...
DAVID BELL John did something that he hasn't done since last year. He would bend but not break. He was good in ...
MIKE SCIOSCIA Brent is a good heads-up player in the outfield. David got a lot of work in a reserve role last year...
VAL MCLEAN It helped him to go to the minors. He went down, worked on his game and got his confidence. In his r...
BRENDAN WITT He was on today. It was little wet, damp and cold, but he battled. He didn't have a lot of strikeout...
CHRIS HAWKINS He was pretty sharp. He was in control the whole game. It was nice to get him some runs early.
TONY GERHARZ Rudy (Brown's nickname) was the key to the game. He was throwing hard, and was ahead of the count mo...
LINN WILLIAMS He was firing it from everywhere. He got a couple of nice, high-shot goals and he buried the one in ...
CURTIS SANFORD Warrick didn't play as well as he could have last year. He knows that. It was his first year in the ...
DALE LINDSEY He caught a lot of balls in one game all of a sudden. That's good. That helps you. ... I think he di...
HERMAN EDWARDS Offensively, he got better as he went on through the minor leagues, but from day one he could catch ...
FREDI GONZALEZ I was surprised in me getting in, ... And everyone got in, so it was pretty good. As many reps as yo...
ANDRE BROWN That's Coach Williams. He made a huge adjustment, and it turned the game around for us. Switching to...
WES MILLER I think last year might have been a surprise, because last year, there was a thought that he could p...
LYNN WASHOWICH He had a pretty good game, considering he was banged up coming into it. The (offensive) line got him...
TIM ABLE He has a good breaking ball and he throws pretty hard. And he has good command. He's ahead of every ...
HEATH LANE He was known more so as a perimeter guy last year, and over the course of the end of last season to ...
JUSTIN YOUNG He was pretty confident coming in. He was ready for the game. You could tell. In big games this year...
GREG HEATH We didn't do a good job on him the whole game. In the first half, he drove to the basket and made fr...
BARRY GEBHART
From playing with him, if you don't capitalize on him early he gets stronger. You hope it doesn't co... DEREK JETER He just got in on a good shot. All you need in this game is one and he got it first.
JAMIE FRANCO He's a young guy, but he traveled with us last year and spent a lot of time in game-plan meetings. H...
JAMIE BRYANT He was solid. When you only have three shots against you in one period, it can be hard on you mental...
NICK VITUCCI 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 Sanchez had his game on. All of his pitchers were working pretty good. His fastball at the end was h...
LUIS DORANTE He was out of rhythm, but he kept playing hard the whole game. He kept coming at me the whole game. ...
LODRICK STEWART It's an adjustment; it's a lot different than back home. My role has changed a lot from last year to...
JAKE LOMONACO You're looking at a guy who went from someone we used as a replacement to a guy who you leaned on. A...
GREG BLACHE I'm sitting [in the dugout] thinking that we've got the best closer in the game on the mound, but we...
CHRIS CARPENTER Game plan is bigger than the match plan only in that sport where a lot of money is involved.
ANUJ SOMANY They want to increase the popularity of the game by merely projecting a few players as a big celebri...
ANUJ SOMANY He gets stronger as the game goes on. We're going to have to key on him pretty good and key on their...
BRODERICK BUNKLEY He was very quiet, we would get on him a lot about yelling more and being more vocal (early in the s...
DANIEL CROPPER Hilton really came into his own this year and I'm very happy for him. He got a lot bigger, a lot qui...
JASON FRASER He's always been a good wrestler, but I think he matured a lot more as a wrestler this year. A lot o...
KYLE GRAICHEN He showed no character on that particular play. I was shocked. I thought he was a better type of per...
ELVIS DUMERVIL He did get stronger [as the game went on]. He was more confident and started making better pitches.
AARON NIECKULA He was OK. Not his real good outing. Nevertheless, he kept us in the game even with the early runs.
FELIPE ALOU He didn't have command of anything. He got away with some hanging breaking balls early, but he didn'...
MIKE HARGROVE He was a consistent 20 points for us every night. Last year he had 45 in a game. This year was more ...
SHANE TUCKER It was good to get a win because we blew a couple of opportunities to score runs. Early in the game,...
AL CARTER He pitched great. He had some big strikeouts when he needed them. His command was better today, he h...
JAY SUTTON Maybe the long inning bothered him, maybe he got tired. But no excuses, when you're up 20 runs, you ...
DARRELL BUTLER Jake, I'll guarantee you, will do really well. He was indecisive in Arizona, and sometimes he made b...
DAVID BOSTON I was a little surprised with how our pitching went in that first game. Chad threw a good game but j...
ERIC MCARTHUR He's a very good pass protector. When you look at the game last week, he had 10 plays, (and) he is a...
NORV TURNER Losing Grant was a key in this game. Dan was nervous out there and made an error early on, but then ...
JOE RODEGHERO He was great in the leadership field. He understood the game early on. It was so impressive. He was ...
DAN HARRIS I've never seen a player grow as much within the same year the way he has elevated his game the last...
JASON HAMILTON The guy's calm and collected. He just called plays and executed. The guy's just a winner. He didn't ...
BRIAN FINNERAN
I don't recommend shadow travel if you're scared of:a) The dark
b) Cold shivers up your s...
RICK RIORDAN I didn't think he played well early, but as the game wore on, I thought he got more comfortable. He ...
ERIC BEHRENS When Matt was able to shut them down, his confidence grew 100 percent. He got stronger as the game w...
BRUCE STEINBECKER He was real consistent down the stretch last year, and he's carried it over to this year. He was fig...
BLAISE ILSLEY He got up and down the floor. He got some open looks in transition. He really excels in the game in ...
JOE SHOEMAKER It was good to see us able to get Wes in the game. He has filthy stuff, but got a fastball in the wr...
DAN WATKINS He was a pleasant surprise last year. They said his bat was not that good, and he did an outstanding...
CHARLIE MONTOYO After the last game of the round robin, we had a practice. He made eight straight runbacks. We've al...
JAMIE KORAB He had good composure, ... Now he has plenty of things that he can improve on. It wasn't that he pla...
CHARLIE WEIS He pretty much showed why he's one of the best pitchers in the game. He has good stuff, and he had i...
MARCUS THAMES We played well and showed up. We had 13 hits, which is probably more than we've had in the last thre...
BRAD FULLER For Colton, I think the offensive part of his game is going to be OK if he doesn't come in putting t...
ED YATES It's been pretty tough. But the coaches have done a great job of keeping the game fun for us. Coach ...
GOLDEN INGLE Even though it looked like an easy game, he went deep into the count on a lot of hitters. But he thr...
GEORGE ALEXANDER He was the consummate professional; as good as anyone and better than most at broadcasting baseball....
DAVE VAN HORNE It shows we have a lot more weapons than just Brandon. Tonight he didn't have a good game. But he'll...
MARIO CHALMERS He came in and we felt did an outstanding job last year. He got some good experience and has a natio...
IAN MCINTYRE He's really pitched very well. His first outing was dominating. He didn't get a decision, but he pit...
ED SPRAGUE (Davis) played well for us while he was in there. He got two cheapies. He's been really good for us ...
BEAU THOMPSON Alan had a bumpy stretch when he was sick, but he had a really good game last week.
GRAHAM WHITEHOUSE Last year you saw Porter do his thing a little bit. He was the featured guy and he made some big pla...
BRIAN DAWKINS He had a good night, offensively he took over the game. Unfortunately we didn't play real good defen...
LEON GRAVELY The good ones you have to get as early as you can. He settled down more quickly than we hoped. Washb...
MIKE HARGROVE He went through therapy. He got himself a personal trainer. He got his legs going. He made back for ...
BOBBY MCGEE He can win a game by himself. They got a couple of lucky bounces, but he made the difference.
LINDY RUFF Yes, the referee made a decision which no one can believe. He has gifted them the game as it turned ...
HARRY KEWELL He did a good job of making pitches when he needed to. We'd like to see him pitch ahead a bit more. ...
PHIL GARNER He made some great saves throughout the game, especially in the third period. Sometimes it's tough w...
BRENDAN SHANAHAN Freshman year, not too many people knew who he was until the Miami game, when he went 7 for 7.
JUSTIN TURNER He has had a rough year, no question about it. But he knows that he's in the rotation now, and he fe...
EDDIE JORDAN I don't think he improved that much in the last couple years. The game is improving every year, and ...
DOMINIK HRBATY Battle improved his game this season. He played inside and was a dedicated hard worker. He elevated ...
LONNIE GAYLOR A lot of guys get upset in that situation, ... but he was able to shrug it off. With a good hitter i...
BRAD AUSMUS Marcus has really matured as a player, ... The way he went about preparing himself for that game las...
AL GROH
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