Tony Russa

Tony Russa
both call command excited game good guy hit home plate somebody starts tim tough worry
(Clemens) is tough enough to hit when it's over the plate and if he starts getting a big plate, that's going to be tough for us. I know in our ballpark, both Tim (McClelland) and Greg (Gibson), and I think Wally will, too, will call a good game and not get excited about the home crowd. You always worry when a guy has good command that he can get somebody excited.
ready team unhappy whatever
It's not about him; it's about the team, ... I told him, 'If you're going to be unhappy and pouting, then I can't put you out there to pitch.' He said he was unhappy, but he was ready to do whatever the team needs. I'm comfortable that's how he really feels.
closer days move protect risk smart
It's really a smart move on his part because once you're in that closer role, there are days you just got to go, you got to risk it. But here we can protect him better. For him and for us it makes a lot of sense.
catcher looks middle pick smart
So far, it looks like a smart move. When you pick up a catcher in the middle of his 20s like that, we may have something there.
consistent exactly last
I'll say exactly what I said last year: It's one; it's not zero. I think we'll take the consistent approach.
baseball guarantee knows quality
I know him to be a really quality baseball man. I'll guarantee you, he knows the game.
five games good seven shot sounds
I know it sounds like bull, but I don't care. If you get in, you've got as good a shot as anybody, five games or seven games. It's that kind of a tournament.
anyone camp hesitate seen spring training
I haven't seen anyone in camp I would hesitate to use in a spring training game. Everyone is working hard.
arrive checked
I haven't checked with Juan. I don't know why he wouldn't arrive tomorrow.
al credit gets guys miss soon sounds speak step sure win
I want to make sure Al Reyes gets the credit he deserves, but you don't want to speak so much about that and pretty soon it sounds like we can't win without him, ... That's an important miss for us, but we have other guys who can step up.
hear needed ready team whatever
not what I wanted to hear. I would've wanted to hear him say he was ready to do whatever the team needed him to do in this situation.
neck sore
The neck where he had the whiplash, that's what's sore -- more sore.
excited gets gives three
If Wally gets excited and gives him an inch, ... it's going to be two or three inches.
difficult guy jump scout swing
If you're a scout and you see a guy who can swing like that you say, 'this is a guy with tools. But it's a real difficult thing to jump into.