Famous Quotes & Sayings

We feel like if we can get a pretty good offense together, we'll win some games. Pitching's been good all year long and the bats started coming around today, which is good because we've been talking about it way too much.

John Smith

We've got to win some matches to do it but if we go on and win that fourth, this is probably one of the more satisfying ones, I would say. I think each one gets much more satisfying. I think we had some up-and-downs and question marks. I think we gave a lot of hope during the season to some teams and then we had to battle up.

We've got to where we play pretty good defense. Of course, good pitching makes a good defense, too. I just know that on down the road that bat has to come alive, and that's what I'm working on.

Brian Jordan

We've got to regroup at home. We've got to win our way out. Every game is important, so you've got to battle back.

We've got to play tough hockey. We've got to get in the corners and battle and we've got to get in front of their net.

Ron Gardenhire

We've got to play a very good Detroit team, and obviously, we didn't swing the bats very well in the first two games (in Kansas City). So, righting the ship, that comes over a long period of time.

We've got to learn to put together a more consistent effort and try to battle through those tough quarters. We lost our composure at the start of the second half. The bottom line is that all the credit goes to Senior. They took us out of our game.

With moles, it is more of a battle of attrition.

With Mario, every time he goes and tries to dive or something, we're going to hold our breath. But he's 100 percent and playing well. He swung the bat well in spring training. Vega did also. Those two guys will probably be in the middle of the lineup and kind of rely on them for some offensive power, some offensive numbers.

We swung the bat well today. It's a situation where we're trying to get to a point where we get everyone going at the same time, and not just a few guys. We were much better today, absolutely.

We swung the bats well tonight. And that is important. Its good to get that first win as well.

We swung the bats well right off the jump.

Miguel Cabrera

We swung the bats very good tonight. I'm glad to see the guys swing like this.

We swung the bats tonight and we're capable of it every time we come out. We hit 'em tonight and they fell.

We swung the bats really well today. It was a good team effort.

We swung the bats really well. Offensively we were pretty good.

We swung the bats really well and had a lot of guys on base. We also did a good job of running the bases.

We swung the bats pretty well, but it's hard to claw back when you're in such a huge hole.

We swung the bats much better, got a big lead and got to look at some pitchers who've been hurt a little bit. They came back on us a little bit, but the guys did what they had to do.

We swung the bats aggressively. It was nice to see.

We swung the bat really well. Both of their pitchers are pretty good, but I'm pleased with the way we hit and with the way we had timely hits.

We swung the bat a little bit better than they did today, and that was a difference.

We survived round one, and now we've got to go do battle with another heavyweight team.

We then had to break the entire bath out, and break the piece surround the plug out using ripsaws, hammers and chisels and all kinds of stuff.

Ron Gardenhire

We thought we were ready leaving Spring Training. We were playing very good and swinging the bat good and everybody thought they were where they needed to be.

We thought we had a game plan that would give us a chance to battle them. I thought we made shots tough, or tougher, for Grant.

We are fighting this battle on a lot of different fronts, one of which is Commonwealth.

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He's a warrior, he's a real fighter. He's fought many battles in his life and won them all.

Felipe Alou

He's a veteran guy, get his bat in the lineup.

Bob Melvin

He's going to battle just like he has every year. Nothing's been given to him ever. This organization has always been in a position where we're trying to win. He's never had the opportunity to play every day and he's had to fight for everything's he's gotten and this spring it's going to be the same way. He's going to be fighting for his at-bats and to make a team. He's a very talented guy and usually you don't have a guy that talented in a situation like that.

Dick Vermeil

He's going through a battery of tests. Some of these tests aren't just five-minute deals, ... They take sophisticated equipment and sophisticated people to administer. We'll know a lot better tomorrow.

He's fought many battles in his life and won them all. We hope that he will win this battle as well.