Tony Russa
Tony Russa
approach battles classic good great hitter relentless takes trying
He is a classic high-average hitter because he takes a relentless approach every at-bat. Every at-bat he's the same way. He battles the great pitchers, he battles the real good ones, the good ones, the ones that are trying to make it.
asked exactly message reasons sends strong
He had a lot of reasons to think he'd make the club. He went down and killed (the ball). That sends a strong message about what he has between the ears. ... He's done exactly what we asked him to do.
feeling feels good leaning tomorrow toward wait
He had a good throw. We're leaning toward it, (but) we're going to wait and see how he feels tomorrow during the off day. If he comes in feeling great, he starts. If not, we go the other way.
expect feeling feels good leaning throw tomorrow towards wait
He had a good throw, and we're leaning towards him, but we'll wait and see how he feels tomorrow during the off-day. If he comes in feeling great, he starts. If not, we'll go the other way. But he had a good throw and we expect him to pitch.
coming great himself shape situation slow
He got himself into great shape coming into camp. He's not in a situation where he has to slow this down or that down.
feels legs whether
He feels like his legs are not in shape. And they're a big part of his game. ... I don't think it's an injury. Whether it's infield play or swinging, you've got to get your legs. That's your foundation.
afraid believe bunch club fits guys
He fits in. One of the things we believe about our club is we have a bunch of guys who are prime-timers, who are not afraid to take big at-bats.
advantage clutch good hitter mistake pitch took
He made a mistake pitch and a clutch hitter took advantage. He did some good things and then he made a mistake.
atlanta boston good people quite
He'll be very good for the Atlanta Braves. He didn't quite jell in that Boston situation, but he can play anywhere. So many people have exaggerated that year.
affected against ball concentration fell game great guy incident looks night pitch screws soon talked
My whole concentration on the game is affected by a pitch that got away. You know, that looks so terrible. The guy is a great pro. I just talked to Julian in there for a long time. Nothing against him, as soon as he fell out of his delivery...the ball has to get down. He's a sinker ball pitcher. That incident screws up the whole night for me.
amidst both couple good guys mistakes point
My point was (Saturday) that amidst all the runs, both of the guys did a lot of good things. (Sunday), Wainwright pitched well, but he made a couple mistakes that he got away with.
balls breaking couple extra gave mistakes runs
Look at the runs he gave up, they were two breaking balls over the plate, ... He made a couple of breaking ball mistakes and that's two extra runs.
matt morris
Matt Morris is part of our postseason rotation. He was never out of it.
david gets second talked
I just talked to Scott about his first at-bat, and he's not just going to take. If David gets on second base, he'll go to right field.