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They hit every fastball he threw. When you spot somebody 10 runs, it is pretty tough to win.
DANNY HALL He threw a fastball and I got lucky. I think he hit my bat rather than me hitting the pitch.
ERIC MUNSON He threw the ball well. He has a live fastball and slider.
ERIC WEDGE [Vick] was just in rhythm. He threw the ball really well. His fastball was working, and he just thre...
JEFF GREGORY Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO That's a real good start. He threw me the fastball and I just tried to get the head of the bat out a...
BRANDON PHILLIPS Keith threw the ball really well, also. He threw some really good changeups. And his location of his...
JASON VARITEK I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.
VINNY CASTILLA He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastbal...
BILL EVERS (Lee) threw his fastball well. They swung the bats well still but Lee did a good job.
JEFF TAGEANT He was the difference in the game. He hit everything they threw at him. I'm really happy for Jeff.
DAN AVERY They hit everything I threw at them.
CODY ALLEN He threw a first-pitch fastball. I was looking for it, just wanted to start us off on a rally.
COREY ROSS It was a curveball, a stupid pitch. He hasn't proven he can hit a fastball yet.
BRAD PENNY Actually I wasn't too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a (split-finger fastball). We knew it, th...
TERRY FRANCONA You know going in that everyone is gearing up for the fastball and they want to hit it. They had a g...
DANIEL CROPPER His fastball was very dominant tonight, and he had great control of all of his pitches. He threw a g...
AARON MISASI It was just amazing. It was a 3-2 count, waiting on the curveball but he threw me a fastball down th...
MICHAEL PITTS I felt real good out there. I threw a lot of fastballs and the fastball was down. That's going to be...
HORACIO RAMIREZ He had a flat fastball, it was nothing special. We just didn't hit the ball.
DANIEL PRICE I was very pleased. I'm sure Eric feels good about what he did. He had a little extra on his fastbal...
WAYNE KRIVSKY I was the one who made the mistake. He hit a fastball. It wasn't a good pitch.
FERNANDO CABRERA He probably threw the ball as hard as anyone. He was pretty hard to hit.
LEE BUSSEY The [Mike]McCarthy kid threw well for Lyman Hall. And West Haven threw their best pitchers at us.
BRIAN GOUIN He had a hard slider and was working in and out with his fastball. Give him credit: He hit his spots...
HERMAN DEMMINK Every time he got it up, they hit.
WILLIE RANDOLPH He throws hard, the ball moves everywhere. He threw a hard slider. He's tough to hit.
TODD HELTON If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.
DAVE PETROSKY I tried to throw my breaking ball, but nothing seemed to work, so I was behind in the count a lot. A...
FELIX HERNANDEZ He's ( Scott Vaughan ) been known to do that over the years if they throw him a high fastball. He ha...
JEFF SCHEXNAIDER He's a guy that just gets better and better every outing. Today was just more of the same from him. ...
HECTOR RODRIGUEZ It was a 2-1 count, so I was sitting fastball. He had just thrown me a curve. I got a knee-high fast...
BEN MUNIZ No. I got hit right in the nipple. Not fun. He said on the mound he didn't mean to hit me. He just p...
ERIC HINSKE [Shields had walked Gary Sheffield on four pitches and Hideki Matsui on a 3-2 pitch to load the base...
ROBINSON CANO He was only supposed to go two innings, but the way he threw, we stretched him out to three. He had ...
MIKE HARGROVE They threw the fourth pitch outside and he reached out and hit it for a ground-rule double over the ...
MIKE ROSS You don't see that. He hit the breaking ball down the left-field line for a home run and then hit th...
DON SLAUGHT We took Blanda because he threw every down.
ANDY MOUSALIMAS I'm not too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a split (finger fastball). We knew it, they knew. T...
TERRY FRANCONA I threw a curve ball and I hung it and he (Buchanan) hit it right.
CHRIS BEAVER You can't plan on hitting the ball soft. He threw it soft, so I hit it soft. They were catching the ...
EMIL BROWN He's such a good player. I don't know if he missed a shot today. He hit everything he threw up.
EDDIE BARNES I thought he was strong. He came out throwing a good fastball to both sides of the plate. His curves...
KURT SUZUKI I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it har...
VINNY CASTILLA They set every play for him. He hit some tough shots.
JAY FRANK I threw all my pitches that were ready today. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.
AARON HEILMAN Not too bad, huh? I just guessed fastball and threw my hands at it and it just happened to go.
KEVIN CLARK They hit the pitches (Wednesday). I thought I threw fine, they just got on base and it hurt.
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You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues.
TED WILLIAMS Mario's been the missing link. I wouldn't be surprised if he hit 90 or 91 mph (on his fastball Satur...
JOHN STRATTON Danny Smith is beyond a good man. He is a prime example of what every community member should exempl...
BILLY DECOSTA Kline pitched well. He threw the ball over the plate and only walked two batters. I haven't checked ...
BOB THOMAS I thought today was one of his best outings. He threw only one breaking ball for a strike. He got on...
JAKE KISER He didn't pitch that bad. He threw strikes, and that's the key for him. He didn't get hit hard at al...
JOEY CORA He had a real good fastball and good location. He stayed primarily with his fastball.
LARRY WATKINS Working with Danny Thomas was truly an adventure every week. Danny didn't always say the words a...
ANGELA CARTWRIGHT We talked for a brief minute (inside a local pool hall), and I asked (Jackson) what had happened. He...
BILLY BURNS There were kids who wouldn't bat against him. They'd start crying because he threw so hard and, I me...
BONITA FAVRE (Douglas) hit the ball well against a pretty good pitcher. (Cutler) threw the ball well. He struck o...
ROB HASTINGS He was throwing every pitch for a strike, and he threw it at the right spot.
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Hancock and Brad both, in fastball counts they threw fastballs, which is OK as long as you have some...
TONY LA RUSSA The young guys in here, they should be watching him. It's not like he gets the ball and throws it. H...
CARLOS SILVA Danny never pouted, he never quit, he never complained.
JEFF MYERS I just reared back and threw it. My teammates helped me out tonight. They hit the ball pretty good.
CHRIS BEAVER Hall hit some great shots. Just not enough of them.
DENNIS PENDRAK I was looking for the fastball. When I hit it I thought I had hit it out. But this is a tough ballpa...
CORY SULLIVAN [Bajenaru] threw me a couple of good pitches to hit,
B.J. UPTON He reached in my car, unlocked the door, ripped me out of the car and he actually threw me on the gr...
ROBERT GRIFFIN It seemed like every pitch he threw today was on the corner. He just did a fantastic job.
KYLE NELSON Kline threw the ball over the plate (54 strikes out of 78 pitches) and made them hit it. He kept it ...
BOB THOMAS Perez hit that ball, but it wasn't like he actually knew what was coming. He just reacted to it, thr...
PEDRO MARTINEZ He's been one of our hotter hitters, better hitters, all year. He's got a good idea at the plate. He...
JOE MIKULIK My hero has always been Nolan Ryan. The guy was a bulldog. ... He's been my inspiration, That pictur...
WADE KAPTEYN He hit his spots, had a good split and worked his fastball on both sides of the plate. We're not on ...
CLINT HURDLE He threw a snap just a tad high, hit (holder Chris) Gardocki in the face mask and coach (Bill Cowher...
KEVIN SPENCER He catches everything. Every ball hit (to center field), he catches.
DENNY MARTIN He was spotting his fastball really well.
JIM SMITH Danny always added a creative edge to clubbing. If he hears something he likes he'll pioneer it till...
PAUL OAKENFOLD John Barber threw an excellent ball game as he has every game we've put him out there.
JOHN BAILEY I'll be thinking about it, but I want the ball again. I just got behind him and he was looking fastb...
JOSH HANCOCK We were just trying to locate a fastball away - trying to get ahead. He got good wood on it. He time...
GEOVANY SOTO We didn't change speeds much late in the game. We let him go after people. He threw strikes and we h...
JOE HUGHES I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT Michael White is probably the most-decorated pitcher to every pitch fastball.
DENNY BRUCKERT He threw great. I couldn't be happier with the way he threw, really.
DAVE MACHEMER He had tried to explain the way he felt to Danny once, about compulsive behavior and time rushing to...
JOE HILL telling you what he thinks of his fastball.
JEFF FRANCIS He was a group supervisor and I was teaching in the hall. There it is, Cat and Bill, they met at the...
CATALINA NOCON The whole world can hit a fastball if it's in the right place. I just try to change it up.
FELIX HERNANDEZ I just want to enjoy the win. I faced Toronto like eight times and [didn't] win. I threw my fastball...
DANIEL CABRERA My pitching was better in this game than the first one against them because I threw a lot less pitch...
DANNAH DRYER He had a rough inning the other day against Morris, and I wanted to get him back out there as soon a...
JEFF PETROVIC Chris has some nasty stuff and is hard to hit his fastball at 90 mph. He throws some breaking pitche...
VAL MCLEAN He would spook every time I threw something at him. It was driving me nuts and I couldn't sleep, kno...
GREG RUBIN He battled even though he didn't have good command of his fastball.
ERIC WEDGE We knew we could hit him. We just had to get out in front and sit on that first pitch fastball.
BRYSON BENDALL I was looking for that pitch, a fastball. I didn't try to do much. I just tried to hit the ball.
CLAUDIO VARGAS A scout told me that he could have pitched in the big leagues that night, and he was only 17. But I ...
DINO EBEL He wasn't as sharp as his first game, but he still had a good fastball. He struggled with the breaki...
CHARLIE PULEO Fun isn't what it used to be.
ERIC WALTERS
DANNY HALL He threw a fastball and I got lucky. I think he hit my bat rather than me hitting the pitch.
ERIC MUNSON He threw the ball well. He has a live fastball and slider.
ERIC WEDGE [Vick] was just in rhythm. He threw the ball really well. His fastball was working, and he just thre...
JEFF GREGORY Got bases loaded, Dmitri Young hit a fastball that made it 6-4. Everything was pretty much downhill ...
BRONSON ARROYO That's a real good start. He threw me the fastball and I just tried to get the head of the bat out a...
BRANDON PHILLIPS Keith threw the ball really well, also. He threw some really good changeups. And his location of his...
JASON VARITEK I was just aggressive in that situation, ... He threw me a fastball and I went with it.
VINNY CASTILLA He threw the ball well. He was able to use all his pitches, his slider, his changeup and his fastbal...
BILL EVERS (Lee) threw his fastball well. They swung the bats well still but Lee did a good job.
JEFF TAGEANT He was the difference in the game. He hit everything they threw at him. I'm really happy for Jeff.
DAN AVERY They hit everything I threw at them.
CODY ALLEN He threw a first-pitch fastball. I was looking for it, just wanted to start us off on a rally.
COREY ROSS It was a curveball, a stupid pitch. He hasn't proven he can hit a fastball yet.
BRAD PENNY Actually I wasn't too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a (split-finger fastball). We knew it, th...
TERRY FRANCONA You know going in that everyone is gearing up for the fastball and they want to hit it. They had a g...
DANIEL CROPPER His fastball was very dominant tonight, and he had great control of all of his pitches. He threw a g...
AARON MISASI It was just amazing. It was a 3-2 count, waiting on the curveball but he threw me a fastball down th...
MICHAEL PITTS I felt real good out there. I threw a lot of fastballs and the fastball was down. That's going to be...
HORACIO RAMIREZ He had a flat fastball, it was nothing special. We just didn't hit the ball.
DANIEL PRICE I was very pleased. I'm sure Eric feels good about what he did. He had a little extra on his fastbal...
WAYNE KRIVSKY I was the one who made the mistake. He hit a fastball. It wasn't a good pitch.
FERNANDO CABRERA He probably threw the ball as hard as anyone. He was pretty hard to hit.
LEE BUSSEY The [Mike]McCarthy kid threw well for Lyman Hall. And West Haven threw their best pitchers at us.
BRIAN GOUIN He had a hard slider and was working in and out with his fastball. Give him credit: He hit his spots...
HERMAN DEMMINK Every time he got it up, they hit.
WILLIE RANDOLPH He throws hard, the ball moves everywhere. He threw a hard slider. He's tough to hit.
TODD HELTON If I threw him 15 balls, he hit 14 of them solid. He was right on.
DAVE PETROSKY I tried to throw my breaking ball, but nothing seemed to work, so I was behind in the count a lot. A...
FELIX HERNANDEZ He's ( Scott Vaughan ) been known to do that over the years if they throw him a high fastball. He ha...
JEFF SCHEXNAIDER He's a guy that just gets better and better every outing. Today was just more of the same from him. ...
HECTOR RODRIGUEZ It was a 2-1 count, so I was sitting fastball. He had just thrown me a curve. I got a knee-high fast...
BEN MUNIZ No. I got hit right in the nipple. Not fun. He said on the mound he didn't mean to hit me. He just p...
ERIC HINSKE [Shields had walked Gary Sheffield on four pitches and Hideki Matsui on a 3-2 pitch to load the base...
ROBINSON CANO He was only supposed to go two innings, but the way he threw, we stretched him out to three. He had ...
MIKE HARGROVE They threw the fourth pitch outside and he reached out and hit it for a ground-rule double over the ...
MIKE ROSS You don't see that. He hit the breaking ball down the left-field line for a home run and then hit th...
DON SLAUGHT We took Blanda because he threw every down.
ANDY MOUSALIMAS I'm not too pleased about it. Derek got hit with a split (finger fastball). We knew it, they knew. T...
TERRY FRANCONA I threw a curve ball and I hung it and he (Buchanan) hit it right.
CHRIS BEAVER You can't plan on hitting the ball soft. He threw it soft, so I hit it soft. They were catching the ...
EMIL BROWN He's such a good player. I don't know if he missed a shot today. He hit everything he threw up.
EDDIE BARNES I thought he was strong. He came out throwing a good fastball to both sides of the plate. His curves...
KURT SUZUKI I was trying to hit the ball hard somewhere. He threw me a ball that I could handle and I hit it har...
VINNY CASTILLA They set every play for him. He hit some tough shots.
JAY FRANK I threw all my pitches that were ready today. My fastball command was good, and that's key for me.
AARON HEILMAN Not too bad, huh? I just guessed fastball and threw my hands at it and it just happened to go.
KEVIN CLARK They hit the pitches (Wednesday). I thought I threw fine, they just got on base and it hurt.
GREG BALL
You have to hit the fastball to play in the big leagues. TED WILLIAMS Mario's been the missing link. I wouldn't be surprised if he hit 90 or 91 mph (on his fastball Satur...
JOHN STRATTON Danny Smith is beyond a good man. He is a prime example of what every community member should exempl...
BILLY DECOSTA Kline pitched well. He threw the ball over the plate and only walked two batters. I haven't checked ...
BOB THOMAS I thought today was one of his best outings. He threw only one breaking ball for a strike. He got on...
JAKE KISER He didn't pitch that bad. He threw strikes, and that's the key for him. He didn't get hit hard at al...
JOEY CORA He had a real good fastball and good location. He stayed primarily with his fastball.
LARRY WATKINS Working with Danny Thomas was truly an adventure every week. Danny didn't always say the words a...
ANGELA CARTWRIGHT We talked for a brief minute (inside a local pool hall), and I asked (Jackson) what had happened. He...
BILLY BURNS There were kids who wouldn't bat against him. They'd start crying because he threw so hard and, I me...
BONITA FAVRE (Douglas) hit the ball well against a pretty good pitcher. (Cutler) threw the ball well. He struck o...
ROB HASTINGS He was throwing every pitch for a strike, and he threw it at the right spot.
ADAM EVERETT
Hancock and Brad both, in fastball counts they threw fastballs, which is OK as long as you have some... TONY LA RUSSA The young guys in here, they should be watching him. It's not like he gets the ball and throws it. H...
CARLOS SILVA Danny never pouted, he never quit, he never complained.
JEFF MYERS I just reared back and threw it. My teammates helped me out tonight. They hit the ball pretty good.
CHRIS BEAVER Hall hit some great shots. Just not enough of them.
DENNIS PENDRAK I was looking for the fastball. When I hit it I thought I had hit it out. But this is a tough ballpa...
CORY SULLIVAN [Bajenaru] threw me a couple of good pitches to hit,
B.J. UPTON He reached in my car, unlocked the door, ripped me out of the car and he actually threw me on the gr...
ROBERT GRIFFIN It seemed like every pitch he threw today was on the corner. He just did a fantastic job.
KYLE NELSON Kline threw the ball over the plate (54 strikes out of 78 pitches) and made them hit it. He kept it ...
BOB THOMAS Perez hit that ball, but it wasn't like he actually knew what was coming. He just reacted to it, thr...
PEDRO MARTINEZ He's been one of our hotter hitters, better hitters, all year. He's got a good idea at the plate. He...
JOE MIKULIK My hero has always been Nolan Ryan. The guy was a bulldog. ... He's been my inspiration, That pictur...
WADE KAPTEYN He hit his spots, had a good split and worked his fastball on both sides of the plate. We're not on ...
CLINT HURDLE He threw a snap just a tad high, hit (holder Chris) Gardocki in the face mask and coach (Bill Cowher...
KEVIN SPENCER He catches everything. Every ball hit (to center field), he catches.
DENNY MARTIN He was spotting his fastball really well.
JIM SMITH Danny always added a creative edge to clubbing. If he hears something he likes he'll pioneer it till...
PAUL OAKENFOLD John Barber threw an excellent ball game as he has every game we've put him out there.
JOHN BAILEY I'll be thinking about it, but I want the ball again. I just got behind him and he was looking fastb...
JOSH HANCOCK We were just trying to locate a fastball away - trying to get ahead. He got good wood on it. He time...
GEOVANY SOTO We didn't change speeds much late in the game. We let him go after people. He threw strikes and we h...
JOE HUGHES I thought Brian threw very well. He was off of his composure a little bit in the second inning when ...
JASON BRANDT Michael White is probably the most-decorated pitcher to every pitch fastball.
DENNY BRUCKERT He threw great. I couldn't be happier with the way he threw, really.
DAVE MACHEMER He had tried to explain the way he felt to Danny once, about compulsive behavior and time rushing to...
JOE HILL telling you what he thinks of his fastball.
JEFF FRANCIS He was a group supervisor and I was teaching in the hall. There it is, Cat and Bill, they met at the...
CATALINA NOCON The whole world can hit a fastball if it's in the right place. I just try to change it up.
FELIX HERNANDEZ I just want to enjoy the win. I faced Toronto like eight times and [didn't] win. I threw my fastball...
DANIEL CABRERA My pitching was better in this game than the first one against them because I threw a lot less pitch...
DANNAH DRYER He had a rough inning the other day against Morris, and I wanted to get him back out there as soon a...
JEFF PETROVIC Chris has some nasty stuff and is hard to hit his fastball at 90 mph. He throws some breaking pitche...
VAL MCLEAN He would spook every time I threw something at him. It was driving me nuts and I couldn't sleep, kno...
GREG RUBIN He battled even though he didn't have good command of his fastball.
ERIC WEDGE We knew we could hit him. We just had to get out in front and sit on that first pitch fastball.
BRYSON BENDALL I was looking for that pitch, a fastball. I didn't try to do much. I just tried to hit the ball.
CLAUDIO VARGAS A scout told me that he could have pitched in the big leagues that night, and he was only 17. But I ...
DINO EBEL He wasn't as sharp as his first game, but he still had a good fastball. He struggled with the breaki...
CHARLIE PULEO Fun isn't what it used to be.
ERIC WALTERS
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