Tony Russa
Tony Russa
certainly excited great high
Just look at him, he's in great shape. I don't know if he's more excited than he's ever been, but certainly he's not any less. I think he's high quality.
against break chance compete proves
I think it just proves he's human. I mean, he's really, really good, but if you compete against anybody, you have a chance to break through.
happen knows three tomorrow
I think it's huge. With the 2-3-2 format, you let this one get away from you, and who knows what's going to happen tomorrow and then you have three at their place.
baseball character great happy miss remarkable
He's a remarkable baseball man, a remarkable character and a remarkable friend. Yeah, I miss him, but I feel great because he's as happy as he can be.
against clutch good
He's been so clutch against good pitching, really good pitching.
areas decided push sore
He's got some sore areas and we decided not to push him,
hit pitch tough
He's going to pitch on the edges. He's tough enough to hit when it's over the plate.
again couple definitely environment good himself nobody september sharper spring training weeks winning wins
He's been in good situations. Nobody wins by themselves, but he definitely contributes to a winning environment on and off the field. The first couple of weeks of September was like spring training all over again for him. Little by little, he got sharper and sharper, and now he's himself again.
defense gotten played playing run
He's done everything. Gotten big hits, played defense well, run the bases. He's playing today, so he's still in the mix.
guys hang hung limit runs
Hung in there? You don't just hang in there when you limit them to two runs with all those opportunities. When he had guys on base, he was outstanding.
bring contact exactly gotten himself impressive interested record shape surprising track
He had a track record. When the contact was made, we were interested enough to bring him in. He's got a track record doing exactly what he's done. There isn't anything that is surprising about it, it's just impressive that he's gotten himself in this kind of shape and he's still capable.
allowed hard healthy hitting run
He hasn't been declared healthy yet. He's working hard everyday. He's hitting everyday. He's just not allowed to run or jump.
good
He did a lot of really good things, and they had a good lineup.
hard missed playing quick spring time
He hasn't started working out hard yet. I don't know enough about his stroke. He missed a lot of playing time in spring training, so I don't know how quick (his return) can be.