Tony Russa
Tony Russa
against atlanta houston pitch san whether white
That's just the story of the postseason, ... Whether it was Atlanta against Houston or us against San Diego, or you take what the White Sox have done to (Vladimir) Guerrero and Garret Anderson, if you pitch really well, it's tough.
capable game juan shows win
That shows you what Juan is capable of doing. We don't win that game without him being a hero, a star.
capable couple early games middle score
That's how he pitched early in the year. He just got in a funk. In the middle of that funk, he had a couple of games like this and we couldn't score for him. ... This is what he's capable of doing.
early
That's how he pitched early in the year. He just got in a funk,
across award ballpark beyond deserved player soon team until valuable value
Albert's award was well deserved because he was the most valuable player to our team across the board, as soon as he showed up to the ballpark until he left. His value went well beyond statistics.
number watching zero
You're watching the number and go '10-9-8' and get to one and you're going to celebrate? Zero is when you celebrate. That's what we're doing to do.
hat roger
You take your hat off to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there a little bit.
against last lose lost pitching score staff
You can't lose them the way we lost them. When you score one or two against a pitching staff that's last in the league. It's a mystery.
closer depends hesitate mean moving nice positive
Depends on the game, depends on the situation. I think he's getting closer to what he is. Does that mean we would hesitate to use him? Probably not. Does it mean it would be nice to keep him moving in a positive direction? Yes.
good plate serious several slice
Any way you slice it, he was outstanding. There were several times when there was some serious thump at the plate and he made good pitches.
break chance good particular parts pitcher
Any pitcher can make a mistake, and we're good enough to capitalize. But (Arroyo) did enough good things. He got a lot of outs in a lot of different parts of the zone. That's good pitching. If we pitch good, I always think there's a chance we're going to break through any particular inning.
falls good pitcher remember saw seeing stuff time year
And then the other stuff falls into place. As you saw there, that's what he's been doing all year long. I can't remember seeing a pitcher all the years that I've managed that has been so good every time out.
ashamed cast guys negative ought
Any of you guys that cast any kind of negative implication on Albert, you ought to be ... ashamed of yourselves.
chris easiest game side worked
The bunting side of the game hasn't been the easiest thing for Chris and he's worked really hard,