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JACKIE MOORE It's pretty impressive to come in like that and do what he does. One swing of the bat with him up th...
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CHARLIE WARNER Harrison didn't pitch as well as he has in the past, but he pitched well enough to win today. Whenev...
BILLY JACKSON He knows the strike zone, makes a lot of contact and doesn't swing at bad pitches. He has a lot of g...
AL AVILA Kevin had a great spring. He started off slow, having a nagging injury, but he is starting to swing ...
BUCK SHOWALTER I really like his swing, and he really likes his swing. This is the best I've ever seen him. He has ...
MICKEY HATCHER Look at it this way, ... Adam Scott wins the Players Championship, and Miller says, this kid has the...
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KELLY JONES [Burke stayed in long enough to take his at-bat in the second frame, but he struck out and realized ...
CHRIS BURKE We wouldn't rule him out as a DH because he can swing the bat.
MIKE SCIOSCIA Most guys take a couple of days off, come back and swing at everything kind of out of whack. He's up...
CLIFF FLOYD Keith has developed a lot of confidence in his technique. When he does make a mistake, he learns fro...
WES SUAN It's obvious what kind of difference he can make. Even if he doesn't swing the bat, he steps in the ...
BRETT TOMKO He does a lot of good things. He also has a lot of things to learn.
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DARON SCHOENROCK He's a major league pitcher. He has a lot of experience; he knows how to pitch in and out, and he kn...
LUIS ALICEA There's nothing you can do to prevent some injuries. He's the type of hitter who has no fear against...
MANNY MOTA So everybody has a lot of confidence he can kick a football and he does a nice job in practice.
ANDY REID Sammy has a lot of confidence he has a lot left in the tank.
ADAM KATZ
You're full of contradictions, Ms. Wallace." I looked up at him and arched a brow. "I'm a girl...
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MIKE SCIOSCIA Sean did a great job changing speeds against a lineup 1-9 that is as tough as you will see. He made ...
JOE RODEGHERO He shows signs for you, but I guess he's not in sync. He just has to find his stroke, so to speak. W...
ED BLANKMEYER I don't think anyone expected he was going to pitch as well as he has his first four starts in the b...
BRYAN PRICE Whatever it is, he has it. He doesn't like to lose. He has a lot of confidence.
JOE BROOKS I'm trying to help him build his confidence. He can do a lot of things. He can field. He can hit. He...
ALFREDO AMEZAGA She's a great athlete. There are not a lot of girls who can jump like she does, and she's fast also....
JEAN ROISE He does everything easy on the baseball field. If you're not watching, you might miss something. Thi...
BILL BRYK Vladimir hits the ball as hard as anyone in the league. He swings and hits bad pitches. He sees so m...
JAVY LOPEZ He has a lot of confidence. I watched him knock down shots like that in the past. Steve is a good sh...
JUAN DIXON His swim (in the 50 free) was a jaw-dropper. The opportunity (to qualify for state) is there. He jus...
BRIAN DICKMANN I was glad to see us come out early and swing the bat. We had a little bit of a slump and weren't hi...
DAN MEDINA Adam is extremely strong, and he has good balance out there. He has a lot of combinations of pin hol...
DENNIS FRIESTAD That was my whole point, for them to swing the bat. I only had a certain amount of pitches and he wa...
MATT MORRIS That pitch he struck Trot out on was the one I used to swing at.
TOBY HALL Since he has become a starter he has really stepped up his game and has especially been hitting the ...
DUSTIN WERDT I think the project was not as much of his talent as Terry came from an environment in Omaha where s...
DAVE GOTTSLEBEN I'm not going to try in every at-bat to have a home-run swing. Take it easy. Take my pitch, hit the ...
FELIX PIE He tried it, and his eyes lit up almost immediately. That's the thing about Chad. You see him out on...
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WILLIE RANDOLPH I'm not afraid to swing the bat. If they elect to pitch to me, I'm going to swing. I'm not as picky ...
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IAN GOLD He can take a lot of pride knowing he is playing for a championship now as he leaves Cal. He has wor...
BEN BRAUN I was right-handed and couldn't hit the ball. I was just dominated by right-handed pitchers. It occu...
LARRY HERMIDA He has a lot of talent and he showed that last year. He is capable of doing even better this season....
JOE WALTON Sidney can pitch better, but [he] was good enough to get the victory. I see him as a guy who's going...
YADIER MOLINA He is a great athlete and it shows in his play. We have a lot of confidence in him and his ability t...
JEFF WEINER He was huge before he ever came to Lubbock, and I think it's no different than when he was in Indian...
CLIFTON WILKINSON Homers happen. He (Wilson) made a good pitch, and the guy put a good swing on it.
CHRIS DENOVE If you make decent pitches to him, you give him respect because you know he'll swing at anything. Yo...
JAMIE MOYER Josh has really come on as a leader. He's so competitive. He's a great athlete, but a lot of what he...
ANDY HEDRICK Those guys are right up his alley. A tight end like that, with an accurate quarterback and a running...
ANTWAAN RANDLE EL He's a tremendous athlete. Last year he struggled at the plate, but he has really worked on his hitt...
CRAIG TRYCHEL He knew he had to go back out there. But he couldn't go back out there and swing at everything. He h...
HAL MCRAE I love his makeup. He brings a lot of class. He never makes excuses. He always has a smile on his fa...
MITCHELL PAGE We had him in the middle of the press a lot, and he was able to flash and swing the ball. He was kin...
DWIGHT LITTLEFIELD Jeff's very realistic. If he comes in here and two weeks into it he can't swing the bat or he's back...
BRAD AUSMUS I think his swing looks like it did a couple years ago. He'd make a whole lot of noise when he hit t...
BRANDON INGE Good hitters don't just go up and swing. They always have a plan. Call it an educated deduction. You...
DAVE WINFIELD A lot of times, you have to go from the gut. He figures out what pitchers can and can't do as quickl...
GENE LAMONT
The Landlord is a gentleman who does not earn his wealth. He has a host of agents and clerks that re... DAVID LLOYD GEORGE He's not overpowering in any way but he gets you to swing at his pitches. Basically we have to sit a...
COLIN CURTIS It's not easy to do. Three things have to go right: The pitcher has to make a bad pitch, the train h...
CHARLIE MONTOYO We knew coming in that he has a lot of talent. He does things like that. He eludes pressure and he g...
AJ HAWK I thought playing at Carolina would be a lot better and I went with it. Every time I get in there, I...
DREW MARTIN
You must save what you can of your life; you musn't lose it all simply because you've lost a part. HENRY JAMES He has a lot of potential and athletic ability. But he needs the day-in-day-out consistency. We're n...
DUANE ESPY He is very special in the sense of what he has gone though. He has this inner drive, wherever it com...
LARRY JOHNSON He has a lot of talent, and he has a lot of growing to do. He has some real potential. He has to con...
DANNY LANGSDORF He has a lot more to struggle with than we do, but he still always has a smile on his face and he's ...
AUSTIN BOYCE 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 I have an idea of why his swing is so good. If you look back on that Cleveland team from the '90s, t...
GREG WALKER You watch his swing path, and it's always level. It's always on the ball. He knows how to fight out ...
JOE VAVRA When Tiger was 6 months old, he would sit in our garage, watching me hit balls into a net. He had be...
EARL WOODS And you won't get him to do it. He is very respectful and has a lot of affinity; he loved his time t...
TODD TURNER Casey is one of those guys that has a lot of ability but has been struggling. He probably came into ...
JASON CASTRO If you look at the film, he's pretty phenomenal. He's a unique person. He is just extremely gifted. ...
TOM ASHWORTH
Mark always told India that she is an amazing athlete and he is right. Not only is she athletic but ... KELLY ROWLAND He has got a heck of a punch on him and I wouldn't like his fist in the back of my head so I think i...
SAMI HYYPIA He's a smart guy, who hates with a passion being corrected. He has a lot of pride in everything he d...
EARNEST BYNER He has a gift for putting the barrel of the bat on the ball and he has a passion for doing it. You l...
DUANE ESPY
I am often asked how it is that I am able to value people to such a deep degree. Apparently, I exhib... C. JOYBELL C. It's like he has a dent in his ankle. Not blowing anything out is pretty amazing, to tell you the tr...
RON GARDENHIRE It would be fair to say Ryan is searching for his swing a little. With the nagging injuries he has h...
BRUCE BOCHY If you make decent pitches to him, you give him respect
because you know he'll swing at anythin...
JAMIE MOYER I thought he played pretty well; he did a lot of things we asked him to do. No. 1, he had a lot of p...
TIM LAPPANO Sometimes it just takes one swing of the bat to get out of a slump.
HAROLD REYNOLDS He still wants to be the best, ... He keeps himself in great shape, has avoided major injuries and i...
DON POOLEY It has a lot to do with his senior confidence. He was a little woozy the last couple starts, especia...
AB DETTORRE I just have a lot more confidence up there. I changed my swing a little during the summer, sit back ...
JARRED WALLACE He does that a lot. He can pitch from a stretch; he can have a high leg kick; he has another deliver...
CARLOS CEPERO
The only way he could have her was to shatter this stubborn faith of hers. In doing so, would he sha... FRANCINE RIVERS He has taken a pounding in there, but people are finding out, he is a lot stronger than what they th...
AL GOODEN In terms of athleticism, Cem is phenomenal. He runs like a guard, is an explosive athlete and has gr...
JASON SMITH
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