Famous Quotes & Sayings

We're coming around, if we can just get the bats going. This was a good game for us to play. Once we got through the first, we settled down. We played some good small-ball, and great defensively.

You'd like to have some more offensive production but we hit a little more than we've hit the past week or so. We've seen some good competition and hopefully those bats will start coming around a little more for us.

We don't have the bats to let it rip. We have to have situational hitting.

We're not swinging the bats well right now, so we're putting a ton of pressure on our pitchers and defense to make every play.

Bats drink on the wing, like swallows, by sipping the surface, as they play over pools and streams.

Adam Gilchrist

I would be comfortable to bat anywhere,

Adam Gilchrist

I now know what Sachin Tendulkar feels every time he bats in India.

Harsha Bhogle

Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field.

We were a little more comfortable offensively and we did swing the bats better. Baseball's a hard game and we have to be more comfortable when we play it. Scoring early today helped us relax a little bit.

We didn't swing the bats well. We had some chances, but couldn't get the big hit. It was a pitchers' duel.

We didn't swing the bats well today, but I think that had more to do with Mike than anything else. He pitched a heck of a game. Sometimes you run into a guy like that, that has a great day and you tip your hat to him.

We didn't swing the bats well early in the year, but we're starting to come around.

We didn't swing the bats the way we should have, but we did have our key people up in the key situations, and we were able to score some runs.

Bruce Bochy

We didn't swing the bats at all today. We got the big hit there by Joe but we didn't create many opportunities, and we were dodging bullets all day.

We didn't have a great day at the plate, but we hung in there and found a way to win regardless. This team knows how to win games. Some days, the bats aren't there. What's important is that you keep your head in the game and find a way to stick with it. That's what we did.

We have looked OK in preseason scrimmages, but our bats need to come around. We are better offensively than we were a year ago.

One of the first ways of doing that is removing horseshoe bats from marketplaces and urban centers, ... Another important way is to get the horseshoe bat off the diet of human beings. Those two measures will go a long way to preventing another outbreak of SARS.

Craig Biggio

Obviously, we had some pretty big bats last year. But this year's lineup isn't so bad, either.

Obviously we had a lot of walks in those middle innings. I still look at five runs after two and you should still produce a few more. If I look at it from our team's perspective, we've got to put some more at bats together.

Larry Parrish

Obviously we're not swinging the bats good right now. And when you don't swing the bats good, it takes away from the energy of the club.

We did get some hits, but we left guys on base. We're just not swinging the bats the way we need to. But everyone we're putting out there on the mound is doing a great job.

Bats are insect dependent, so their food source is gone until you have another source of food.

Bats are critical to wildlife habitats, ... They're very important for insect control, seed dispersal, and pollination.

Chipper Jones

I lost track of how many at-bats we had today. After seven or eight at-bats, the bats starting getting heavy. Guys hadn't eaten since 10 or 11 this morning. It takes a lot out of you. You've got to gut it out. They did. I wish them luck. They played an outstanding series.

I expect us to start swinging the bats pretty good. I'm confident we're going to start swinging the bats better.

Jay Payton

I expect a lot of at bats and a lot of work. I know that play will dictate how many at bats I will get.

I hate to say it, but I'm getting used to it a little bit. Our defense is strong. Even if it's close, as long as we can get a couple of runs, we're in good shape. Hopefully we can wake up the bats a little bit.

John Lackey

I felt pretty good. I had good command of all four of my pitches. They've got guys that can swing the bats over there. It's a challenge to face them.

Johnny Damon

I felt like I had to salute the fans because they were always great to me here and I know now they're just booing the uniform. They appreciated everything I did and how I played the game. I'm just disappointed we didn't come out swinging the bats better.

I feel good about our chances (Saturday). We've got a good pitcher on the mound, and hopefully we can swing the bats a little better.

I can't figure it out. I'm a little puzzled by it. It's pretty brutal how we're swinging the bats right now.

Lance Berkman

I don't feel like I'm on fire, but I'm getting my hits. I still have those at bats when I feel like I'm back in spring training. I'm not complaining, don't get me wrong. If I feel like this all year and hit good that's fine.

I am here to get ready for the season. My main objective is to throw good pitches. I want the guys to swing the bats and hit the ball. I was really happy for a while there, the fact I was getting ahead.