Ray King
Ray King
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.
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.
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?
everybody last memphis reach time year
We really didn't reach down to Memphis last year. This year we did. When the time comes to clinch, I think everybody will feel like they're part of it.
hits
Battle. Battle. And get the hits when we need it.
blew control game guy hit lost matt morris takes thrown tried umpires
I think they lost control of the game early. Holliday was hit on purpose. But Eli's wasn't on purpose, and right then and there they blew the call. They shouldn't have thrown Matt Morris out right there. It wasn't intentional. We hit their guy the other day, they hit our guy. It's over with. The umpires tried to take control of the game and they blew it by tossing Matt Morris right there, and that takes away from the game.
home
I thought we should have made the play at home plate.
ball ballgame chance fortunate ground pitches quality screwed strike tie
I get strike one, a ground ball back to me, and I screwed up, ... I was just fortunate enough that I was able to regroup, make some quality pitches after that to keep it a tie ballgame and give us a chance to win.
ball bottom breaking fastball focus great ground half hands hitters key main nobody open strike turn
Going in right there, you got first and second, nobody out and one of the better hitters in the game. My main focus was getting strike one. It's key to get strike one. Get the fastball in on his hands and kind of open up away. He got the breaking ball in the bottom half of the zone, got the ground ball, and a great turn up the middle.
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.
add instantly starter
You add a left-handed starter like that in your five-man rotation, ... you're instantly better.
afford guys lose
We can't afford to lose guys now for something stupid.
eventually goal happen hopefully
Our goal is eventually going to happen, and hopefully for the fans, it will happen here.
confidence deal great lost
I never lost my confidence, ... We still have always had a great deal of confidence in him.