Ray King
Ray King
again chance division duplicate games last matters maybe meeting spring team telling tony win
In our first meeting this spring Tony was up there telling us that this is a new season, that we're not here to duplicate anything from last year. And he's right. This is a new team and a new year. Now, will we win 105 games again? I don't know. Maybe it doesn't matter. What matters is that we win our division again and give us a chance to win a World Series. And when you look at this team, we have a chance to be pretty special. You could even look at this team and say we're better than last year's.
came games guys less pitchers starting sudden took until won
Guys got banged up, and all of a sudden the starting pitchers took off. We've won games 2-1. We've more or less said to the offense, 'We're going to pitch until we get healthy.' Meanwhile, every guy who came up has contributed.
albert jimmy money pay walk
Eckstein got a big hit, Jimmy got a big walk and they pay Albert the money they pay him to do what he did.
albert except team
Not only has he made the team, except for Albert and Carpenter, I think Nunez is our team MVP,
confidence deal great lost
I never lost my confidence, ... We still have always had a great deal of confidence in him.
clubhouse confused kids
There's probably a lot of kids confused in that (Pirates') clubhouse right now because they don't know what's going on.
bench game hit runner situation starts third throw until wait winning
Throw me out of the game right from the get-go. Don't wait until the other bench starts chirping. You have a situation where there's a runner on third with one out, I'm not going to hit anybody. I'm going to put the (potential) winning run on the bases?
barrier baseball color deserve game guys played recognize
Baseballs haven't changed. They've been the same color for years and years. Now there is not really a color barrier in baseball the way there was back then. So let's recognize the guys that played the game the right way and deserve the recognition that they're getting.
driving grind stick time until
Now it's like the first time driving a stick (shift). You grind and grind until you find it. Once you find it, it's golden.
anyone guys possible time
Anyone can write a check, but to actually go down there and give some time I think is more appreciated by the people. We are going to try and get as many guys as possible to go over.
The thing for us is to get out of this four-hour mess, ... and get back to our ballpark.
hits
Battle. Battle. And get the hits when we need it.
bottom dwell five four late pressure putting
I can't make excuses. I can't dwell on it. I've got to get better. I've got the possibility of four or five more outings. ... It's too late in the season. I've been putting pressure on other guys. I've got to get it done. That's the bottom line.
ballgame losing possibly took winning
I took us from possibly winning the ballgame to losing it.