Jim Hickey
Jim Hickey
checked dave hard pain time
He's fine. It's not an issue. I checked with him and Dave (Labossiere, the trainer). He was in no pain. He was just tight. He had a hard time getting loose.
close last pitching ready since start time
It's the first time he's pitched this long into the season. He's close to 200 innings. It's nothing really unusual. Since the start in Chicago, he's been fine. He's ready to roll. He's done pretty good, considering he was pitching in Double-A last year.
member senior time
It's simple. Wheeler's got more time in the big leagues. He's got seniority. We do it by the hierarchy, and Wheeler's the senior member of the club.
bullpen good kids maybe pay tough work
We got some kids in the bullpen some good work in a tough situation. Maybe that will pay off down the road.
baseball guys member order seniority trying wheels
We're trying to get those guys that are part of the (World Baseball Classic) out of here early, so we do it in order of seniority and hierarchy, and Wheels is a senior member of the club.
couple decision golden next opportunity
I think it's the most important decision we have left. It's a golden opportunity these next couple of weeks.
three worried
I was worried that he wouldn't even make it through three innings.
change probable
It could happen, ... But I don't think that's what's going to happen. But things change real quick, especially if you find yourself in a hole. But I just don't think that would happen. It's not very probable right now.
correct good guys job problem seeing
He makes my job a lot easier. He's very in-tune with what guys should be doing and he's very good at seeing it. A lot of times, he'll correct the problem and get him back on the right track.
came feeling nice supposed
He came out of it feeling good, and he'll get a day off and do it again. It was just what he was supposed to do. He was nice and long in his delivery, which was good. He wasn't short. He wasn't cheating.
bump feels speed
We've been through so much already, it feels like a speed bump right now,
aware gets gone hate innings pitcher relief seen somebody
What we've seen out of Carlos has been very encouraging. I hate to see somebody who's not a relief pitcher be gone 14 to 17 or 18 days. But if gets some innings and he's impressive, we'll be really aware of what he does.
good job sticking
He did a very good job of sticking with what works.
surprised
I wouldn't be surprised at all if he starts,