John Flaherty
John Flaherty
John Timothy Flahertyis a television baseball broadcaster and a retired Major League Baseball player. Flaherty was a catcher, and last played in the major leagues for the New York Yankees...
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I started my career with the Red Sox and proceeded to live out my boyhood dreams in Major League Baseball. Thank you to all of my teammates, coaches, managers and fans for making the ride so much fun.
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We got to where we want to be, but it doesn't change the focus of this team at all. This is going to be a grind all the way out.
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Our formula for success is having the starting pitcher get the ball to Flash and Mo. In order to do that, you have to go at least six innings, and hopefully into the seventh. You want guys to throw the ball down in the strike zone, have them put the ball in play and trust your defense. It's challenging.
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I think some of that's changed because of the reporting.
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I think he feels good about what he did. When you put in the hard work and see the benefit and the rewards, it's gratifying for him. Hopefully he'll get on that run that we expect him to get on.
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I was disappointed that Fieldin reacted as quickly as he did, but he has a legitimate gripe. Randy was saying some things in the first inning and by the second inning Cubby had enough. In the first inning they went back and forth and Fieldin told him, to his credit, that he's had enough and to calm it down.
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I thought Randy went back out there for a curtain call.
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You can catch him in the bullpen all you want, but until you get into a live situation with runners on base, it takes on a life of its own. It's one of those things we've been saying all spring -- the more you get back there, hopefully the more comfortable you'll be. Today didn't go the way I wanted it to. I look forward to the next one.
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To be up, 3-0, and not be able to stretch it out, ... that's probably where we lost it.
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We were striking guys out with the high fastball,
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It was looking like a tailor-made double play. The throw wasn't quite where we wanted it.
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It's not a deterrent. There's nothing like playing here, like having the last at-bat. But we feel good about ourselves, home or on the road.
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The ball was jumping out of his hand. His velocity jumped up with it, his slider was tighter and he had a dominating performance.
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With Randy on the mound, we feel we have a good chance to win. Hopefully we will play better defense.