Famous Quotes & Sayings

We just kept talking and kept moving on defense, looking at the hitters and making smart plays.

Mark Teixeira

I've noticed we've been going after hitters a lot more this year, and throwing more strikes, and it's shown in our success. It's been nice. Any time the pitching staff is doing that better and more consistently, there's a lot less pressure on the offense going in.

We were patient at the plate. We had several hitters with multiple hits.

We signed him to be an impact power hitter and he's been just that.

The thing about Joey is that he sprays the ball. He's not just a power hitter that pulls the ball.

I'm interested to see if he's a pitcher only or a hitter only with the scouts.

Bobby Cox

Everybody's got different thoughts. There are no philosophies, really. Make pitches and get hitters out.

It was a terrible pitch, a slider that hung, and he was looking for it. I should be able to get lefthanded hitters out this late in the game.

I told our hitters we are going to get in situations where our pitchers aren't going to be able to hold (opponents) down as they have been. We scored seven runs. You would think seven runs would be plenty. It's just a little frustrating.

Kerry Wood

It's nice to get a hitter in there, just to have something in the box. I'm pleased with the way things are going. Today was another step. We got some hitters in there, and we're just progressing.

Ned Yost

That shows the kind of hitter he is.

He probably threw more pitches than we would have liked. We would have put somebody else in, but he had a no hitter going, so we let him have it.

Ron Gardenhire

He's on a little roll right now. He's playing very well right now. I want to keep him in the lineup when he's swinging good. He's been one of our better hitters on this trip. I'm trying to keep him going.

Matt Parker

I could have squeezed there, but I had two left-handed hitters up, so it was a tough call.

Jim Edmonds

I'm going to be stubborn and stay on the ball. I was more of a pull hitter (last year). It's not the way I had approached things in the first 10 years, so I don't know why in my 11th and 12th years I started changing. ... Not this spring.