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He's had little flashes where he looks like a big-league pitcher again. But he knows his command is ...
BRAD ARNSBERG Everywhere you went, he was there. He did exactly what a big man is supposed to do.
JEFF GRANGER (Douglas) hit the ball well against a pretty good pitcher. (Cutler) threw the ball well. He struck o...
ROB HASTINGS He just knows how to pound the zone once he gets ahead. He just lets his defense work for him. He's ...
BRANDON INGE Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up,
BRENDA JONES Hes doing better than what we thought.
JAMIE KING I always give credit where credit is due. He did a good job. He was hot tonight. He stepped up and d...
BRIAN CARLWELL Give the pitcher credit, he threw the ball well. We didn't muster much of an offense.
WILLIE RANDOLPH Their pitcher did a great job. He kept the ball down, moved it in and out and generally kept us off-...
MARK FOULKES Porter's a great pitcher. He's a guy that we can rely on to face a hitter at any time. Coach Mac wen...
BRIAN JEROLOMAN There are times I'm off mechanically and he knows exactly what to do. He helped me a lot last season...
DERRICK TURNBOW![]()
The opportunity to decieve others is ever present and often tempting, and each instance of deception...
SAM HARRIS Curtis is a very good pitcher. I think he just got tired and we took advantage of it.
RUSTY ROBINETT I am glad that we don't have to face Jarrod Freeman again. He is a great pitcher, and I am happy wit...
RON ANDERSON What was big was Kenny Lofton getting that triple to start it off. To a pitcher, that's big because ...
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 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 I think the biggest difference between then and now is that he knows exactly what he's great at. He ...
BRIAN POTHIER He really helped me a lot out there tonight. Since he's a pitcher himself, he knows what to tell me ...
JAVIER TORRES What you do is let the other pitcher off the hook in a sense.
JOE GIRARDI![]()
Save your ass, give my ass.... what a friend you are...
DEYTH BANGER He's got the potential to be a pretty decent pitcher. He throws strikes, throws the ball hard. But i...
CHRIS 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 he does is throw strikes and mix his pitches up. That's what he does well. Any pitcher that thr...
BENGIE MOLINA He had all of his pitches. He located them well and got ahead of the batters. He did all the things ...
RICKY CRAWFORD We played very good softball for the first five innings until we started giving them some runs. Give...
KATHY LEVANDOSKI In this league, you've gotta hang in there. You're going to face a good pitcher like that. We were j...
ERIC KADOOKA He's a special pitcher. If you look at what he's accomplished from the middle of last year till now,...
MIKE SCIOSCIA He is a very good pitcher and he throws the ball very hard. I was just trying to put the ball in pla...
PEDRO ALVAREZ You've got to give Kent credit for doing what he did.
LINDA FAILES All we want to be is competitive. We didn't get key hits at key times. Their pitcher did a good job,...
LARRY DEEKS We got some hits off him early. I wouldn't say he was a hittable pitcher. He didn't look ordinary.
EMIL BROWN I was in the big leagues my first year in pro ball - pretty fast. I really don't think I had an ...
DREW POMERANZ![]()
Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ...
GERMANY KENT I think what strikes a chord is, this is a mother. She has children and she's doing something illega...
JENJI KOHAN Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser,
PETER GOULD The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ball club - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
BURLEIGH GRIMES I thought the ball hit the ground, so I took off. I don't know I ran because your supposed to run. A...
AJ PIERZYNSKI He commands the ball as well as any young pitcher I've seen. He does a good job sticking his fastbal...
ERIC WEDGE He's acting like nothing happened. I don't think he even knows exactly what he did.
ISADORA COCCO When you're going against a good pitcher, sometimes it's tough to get some runs across especially...
JOE BLANTON When you're going against a good pitcher, sometimes it's tough to get some runs across especially...
JOE BLANTON He's the best pitcher in the American League, period. Fortunately, he didn't have his A game. That s...
JOHNNY DAMON He has to continue to get over the little hurdles that are going to make him a big-league pitcher. I...
BUD BLACK She's a really good pitcher. (Toledo) hit the fences with their line-drive doubles. Give them credit...
BOB ERICKSON The top of their line-up is so tough. Their pitcher, what a great pitcher. It was a nice little warm...
TIFFANI AIRMET We saw a different pitcher this time. Pearson did a nice job of changing speeds and that?s what you ...
LUKE MCNICHOL I think Nate was unknown and he was a big surprise to the program. By becoming a pitcher only and pu...
VIN ABENE My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now.
BARBARA UPTON I think he did pretty good, actually. He started off really good. I thought he did what he had to do...
COUNCILMAN GARY OKINO![]()
One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid...
TOMMY LASORDA I think he's become a better pitcher. He really concentrates on spots more than just blowing you awa...
FRANK THOMAS He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same tim...
BRUCE BOCHY I know of Calhoun, and I know that he's a very good pitcher, especially for a freshman. I'm not goin...
DAVE LEGG I heard some words ... but I don't know what was said. The ball didn't hit him, and he just took off...
JEFF MATHIS We saw that he was frustrated with himself a little bit. As older guys, we have to stay on him, make...
CARL EVERETT![]()
In baseball, you can do something poorly and still get credit. A pitcher could throw a bad ball, the...
BILLY BEANE It's the case with just about every pitcher who gives up hits, you know when you don't locate, major...
TERRY FRANCONA Cole's been a really pleasant surprise for us just from the standpoint that he knows his roles as a ...
BRIAN FOLLETTE He obviously made quite a few big plays on the run here and sitting next to him in the meetings, I c...
CHAD BROWN He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON As a pitcher, I don't think I'm actually physically to the point I was [in 2003]. I'm a smarter pitc...
EULEMA MILLER Just because he's tied for the league lead, that doesn't mean you can't run on him. So what are you ...
MANNY ACTA Mike came out shooting the ball well, and if someone comes out like that, you want to make sure you ...
KYLE SINGLER![]()
Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you...
C. JOYBELL C. You get into a rhythm with Schneider because he knows me. He knows what I want to do. He knows what ...
JOHN PATTERSON He's a new pitcher who is learning. He came back and got a pop-up and ground ball. It was a tough pl...
AL MELNICK![]()
What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty.
BOB VERDI Moose is going to have a big year. He has many arm angles and he knows how to spot his pitches. He j...
JOHNNY DAMON We looked a little out of whack at the plate, but I have to give credit to their pitcher, she's good...
FRANK PODKUL A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.
EARLY WYNN He's aggressive and he takes what the pitcher gives him. He's evolved as a hitter every single year....
MARK WOODWORTH It was him against that pitcher, and I could see that he wanted to compete and that he wanted to win...
LAWRENCE SCULLY A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face...
DON DRYSDALE That kid we faced tonight is a very good pitcher. I think he threw two no-hitters last year. We beat...
BRET WARNACK He's always been a guy that we could count on to give us a lot of innings. Shaky first inning, but h...
JOEY ESTRELLA We just didn't hit the ball. We're very capable of hitting the ball, but that was a good pitcher and...
LYNDELL ZANOTTI Coach is a real good guy and knows exactly what he's doing. I'm comfortable with the rules. What he ...
DRAELON BURNS Yes he did, Scooter -- just look in the Pitcher of Venice and you'll see that exact quote.
FRAN HEALY Yes he did, Scooter -- just look in the Pitcher of Venice and you'll see that exact quote.
FRAN HEALY I thought we did a good job of containing him without the ball. There were a couple of times we had ...
LARRY STRAWOET The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That&...
GREG MADDUX We just didn't hit the ball. This was really the first good pitcher we've seen, and my hat is off to...
KALEM NORTON I made a bad pitch and he did what he was supposed to do with it.
DERRICK TURNBOW We let him off the hook ? getting a 2-0 count and swinging at ball three, swinging the bat in a sacr...
DUNN MURAMARU Finis did a heck of a job guarding Griffin. He took it upon himself to make sure he didn't do what h...
KELLY WELLS![]()
He did it in a smart way. He took some time off from the music and took roles where he could show so...
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE When you have a pitcher as gifted as Tyler, you've got to like your chances. He throws strikes, he h...
STEVE FARRINGTON![]()
(Dear kirk hammet, what kind of vegitarian are you? a lactose vegitarian, a ovum vegitarian, or a ve...
JAMES HETFIELD I thanked him for sending a top-notch major league pitcher to face us in my managerial debut. He got...
JEFF BLAUSER![]()
I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm s...
CALVIN JOHNSON You never expect to hit a home run off a guy like that, ... He's the best pitcher in baseball. He's ...
BRIAN MCCANN I knew that they would probably go to him (Walker) because he is their best shooter. I leaped as hig...
MARCUS MORRISON I was battling absolutely as hard as I could. A pitcher would rather have a rocket hit off him than ...
BRANDON INGE It's not like he's 'The Matrix' style and he's so quick that he can tell exactly where he's supposed...
HUNTER HILLENMEYER Hank was awesome. He made all the plays and got a big hit. It's almost what you expect of Hank Blalo...
KEVIN MILLWOOD He knows what he's doing, but he needs to fine-tune things a little,
JOEL BRUCKENSTEIN That's when you see a guy who is physically at his best. I thought he did a good job [Sunday] and ga...
DALE LINDSEY Henry will probably be our No.1 guy initially because he's most trustworthy. You know you are going ...
JAMEY SHOUPPE He did great. You never want your pitcher to go out and give up three runs in the very beginning, bu...
BOB MCCREARY I felt like I saw the ball well all weekend. I had a couple of bad swings today, but the one the pit...
DENNIS GUINN
BRAD ARNSBERG Everywhere you went, he was there. He did exactly what a big man is supposed to do.
JEFF GRANGER (Douglas) hit the ball well against a pretty good pitcher. (Cutler) threw the ball well. He struck o...
ROB HASTINGS He just knows how to pound the zone once he gets ahead. He just lets his defense work for him. He's ...
BRANDON INGE Every time hes supposed to be here, hes showed up,
BRENDA JONES Hes doing better than what we thought.
JAMIE KING I always give credit where credit is due. He did a good job. He was hot tonight. He stepped up and d...
BRIAN CARLWELL Give the pitcher credit, he threw the ball well. We didn't muster much of an offense.
WILLIE RANDOLPH Their pitcher did a great job. He kept the ball down, moved it in and out and generally kept us off-...
MARK FOULKES Porter's a great pitcher. He's a guy that we can rely on to face a hitter at any time. Coach Mac wen...
BRIAN JEROLOMAN There are times I'm off mechanically and he knows exactly what to do. He helped me a lot last season...
DERRICK TURNBOW
The opportunity to decieve others is ever present and often tempting, and each instance of deception... SAM HARRIS Curtis is a very good pitcher. I think he just got tired and we took advantage of it.
RUSTY ROBINETT I am glad that we don't have to face Jarrod Freeman again. He is a great pitcher, and I am happy wit...
RON ANDERSON What was big was Kenny Lofton getting that triple to start it off. To a pitcher, that's big because ...
NOMAR GARCIAPARRA 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 I think the biggest difference between then and now is that he knows exactly what he's great at. He ...
BRIAN POTHIER He really helped me a lot out there tonight. Since he's a pitcher himself, he knows what to tell me ...
JAVIER TORRES What you do is let the other pitcher off the hook in a sense.
JOE GIRARDI
Save your ass, give my ass.... what a friend you are... DEYTH BANGER He's got the potential to be a pretty decent pitcher. He throws strikes, throws the ball hard. But i...
CHRIS 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 he does is throw strikes and mix his pitches up. That's what he does well. Any pitcher that thr...
BENGIE MOLINA He had all of his pitches. He located them well and got ahead of the batters. He did all the things ...
RICKY CRAWFORD We played very good softball for the first five innings until we started giving them some runs. Give...
KATHY LEVANDOSKI In this league, you've gotta hang in there. You're going to face a good pitcher like that. We were j...
ERIC KADOOKA He's a special pitcher. If you look at what he's accomplished from the middle of last year till now,...
MIKE SCIOSCIA He is a very good pitcher and he throws the ball very hard. I was just trying to put the ball in pla...
PEDRO ALVAREZ You've got to give Kent credit for doing what he did.
LINDA FAILES All we want to be is competitive. We didn't get key hits at key times. Their pitcher did a good job,...
LARRY DEEKS We got some hits off him early. I wouldn't say he was a hittable pitcher. He didn't look ordinary.
EMIL BROWN I was in the big leagues my first year in pro ball - pretty fast. I really don't think I had an ...
DREW POMERANZ
Stand for something. Make your life mean something. Start where you are with what you have. You are ... GERMANY KENT I think what strikes a chord is, this is a mother. She has children and she's doing something illega...
JENJI KOHAN Hes ready to go every morning. He runs right over to the cruiser,
PETER GOULD The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ball club - he doesn't try to do it all himself.
BURLEIGH GRIMES I thought the ball hit the ground, so I took off. I don't know I ran because your supposed to run. A...
AJ PIERZYNSKI He commands the ball as well as any young pitcher I've seen. He does a good job sticking his fastbal...
ERIC WEDGE He's acting like nothing happened. I don't think he even knows exactly what he did.
ISADORA COCCO When you're going against a good pitcher, sometimes it's tough to get some runs across especially...
JOE BLANTON When you're going against a good pitcher, sometimes it's tough to get some runs across especially...
JOE BLANTON He's the best pitcher in the American League, period. Fortunately, he didn't have his A game. That s...
JOHNNY DAMON He has to continue to get over the little hurdles that are going to make him a big-league pitcher. I...
BUD BLACK She's a really good pitcher. (Toledo) hit the fences with their line-drive doubles. Give them credit...
BOB ERICKSON The top of their line-up is so tough. Their pitcher, what a great pitcher. It was a nice little warm...
TIFFANI AIRMET We saw a different pitcher this time. Pearson did a nice job of changing speeds and that?s what you ...
LUKE MCNICHOL I think Nate was unknown and he was a big surprise to the program. By becoming a pitcher only and pu...
VIN ABENE My brother went to New Orleans when he was 19, ... Hes 72 now.
BARBARA UPTON I think he did pretty good, actually. He started off really good. I thought he did what he had to do...
COUNCILMAN GARY OKINO
One time I was doing a speech to a group of kids, and just before I get there, I see this little kid... TOMMY LASORDA I think he's become a better pitcher. He really concentrates on spots more than just blowing you awa...
FRANK THOMAS He was off tonight. You don't like for your pitcher to be off that much. . . . But at the same tim...
BRUCE BOCHY I know of Calhoun, and I know that he's a very good pitcher, especially for a freshman. I'm not goin...
DAVE LEGG I heard some words ... but I don't know what was said. The ball didn't hit him, and he just took off...
JEFF MATHIS We saw that he was frustrated with himself a little bit. As older guys, we have to stay on him, make...
CARL EVERETT
In baseball, you can do something poorly and still get credit. A pitcher could throw a bad ball, the... BILLY BEANE It's the case with just about every pitcher who gives up hits, you know when you don't locate, major...
TERRY FRANCONA Cole's been a really pleasant surprise for us just from the standpoint that he knows his roles as a ...
BRIAN FOLLETTE He obviously made quite a few big plays on the run here and sitting next to him in the meetings, I c...
CHAD BROWN He pitched without his best stuff and threw some good pitches. What was impressive for a young pitch...
RICK ANDERSON As a pitcher, I don't think I'm actually physically to the point I was [in 2003]. I'm a smarter pitc...
EULEMA MILLER Just because he's tied for the league lead, that doesn't mean you can't run on him. So what are you ...
MANNY ACTA Mike came out shooting the ball well, and if someone comes out like that, you want to make sure you ...
KYLE SINGLER
Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. You get into a rhythm with Schneider because he knows me. He knows what I want to do. He knows what ...
JOHN PATTERSON He's a new pitcher who is learning. He came back and got a pop-up and ground ball. It was a tough pl...
AL MELNICK
What's unfortunate about buying a pitcher for $12 million is that he carries no warranty. BOB VERDI Moose is going to have a big year. He has many arm angles and he knows how to spot his pitches. He j...
JOHNNY DAMON We looked a little out of whack at the plate, but I have to give credit to their pitcher, she's good...
FRANK PODKUL A pitcher will never be a big winner until he hates hitters.
EARLY WYNN He's aggressive and he takes what the pitcher gives him. He's evolved as a hitter every single year....
MARK WOODWORTH It was him against that pitcher, and I could see that he wanted to compete and that he wanted to win...
LAWRENCE SCULLY A torn rotator cuff is a cancer for a pitcher and if a pitcher gets a badly torn one, he has to face...
DON DRYSDALE That kid we faced tonight is a very good pitcher. I think he threw two no-hitters last year. We beat...
BRET WARNACK He's always been a guy that we could count on to give us a lot of innings. Shaky first inning, but h...
JOEY ESTRELLA We just didn't hit the ball. We're very capable of hitting the ball, but that was a good pitcher and...
LYNDELL ZANOTTI Coach is a real good guy and knows exactly what he's doing. I'm comfortable with the rules. What he ...
DRAELON BURNS Yes he did, Scooter -- just look in the Pitcher of Venice and you'll see that exact quote.
FRAN HEALY Yes he did, Scooter -- just look in the Pitcher of Venice and you'll see that exact quote.
FRAN HEALY I thought we did a good job of containing him without the ball. There were a couple of times we had ...
LARRY STRAWOET The reason I think I'm a good pitcher is I locate my fastball and I change speeds. Period. That&...
GREG MADDUX We just didn't hit the ball. This was really the first good pitcher we've seen, and my hat is off to...
KALEM NORTON I made a bad pitch and he did what he was supposed to do with it.
DERRICK TURNBOW We let him off the hook ? getting a 2-0 count and swinging at ball three, swinging the bat in a sacr...
DUNN MURAMARU Finis did a heck of a job guarding Griffin. He took it upon himself to make sure he didn't do what h...
KELLY WELLS
He did it in a smart way. He took some time off from the music and took roles where he could show so... JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE When you have a pitcher as gifted as Tyler, you've got to like your chances. He throws strikes, he h...
STEVE FARRINGTON
(Dear kirk hammet, what kind of vegitarian are you? a lactose vegitarian, a ovum vegitarian, or a ve... JAMES HETFIELD I thanked him for sending a top-notch major league pitcher to face us in my managerial debut. He got...
JEFF BLAUSER
I'm just going out there and doing exactly what I'm coached and doing exactly what I'm s... CALVIN JOHNSON You never expect to hit a home run off a guy like that, ... He's the best pitcher in baseball. He's ...
BRIAN MCCANN I knew that they would probably go to him (Walker) because he is their best shooter. I leaped as hig...
MARCUS MORRISON I was battling absolutely as hard as I could. A pitcher would rather have a rocket hit off him than ...
BRANDON INGE It's not like he's 'The Matrix' style and he's so quick that he can tell exactly where he's supposed...
HUNTER HILLENMEYER Hank was awesome. He made all the plays and got a big hit. It's almost what you expect of Hank Blalo...
KEVIN MILLWOOD He knows what he's doing, but he needs to fine-tune things a little,
JOEL BRUCKENSTEIN That's when you see a guy who is physically at his best. I thought he did a good job [Sunday] and ga...
DALE LINDSEY Henry will probably be our No.1 guy initially because he's most trustworthy. You know you are going ...
JAMEY SHOUPPE He did great. You never want your pitcher to go out and give up three runs in the very beginning, bu...
BOB MCCREARY I felt like I saw the ball well all weekend. I had a couple of bad swings today, but the one the pit...
DENNIS GUINN
