Tony Russa
Tony Russa
best care chance fresh great guy pushing side
We have one of the game's best closers but he was fresh and we didn't feel like we were pushing him at all. I don't care how great Izzy is, if I'm on the other side they may think they've got a better chance when the other guy comes out, because Carpenter's just dealing.
both care feeling fight paying personal player respect understand whatever
You have to fight (the players) from feeling like, 'Hey, whatever happens, happens,' ... Somehow, some way, you have to find a way to make them understand that you have to take care of both the personal and the professional. There's nothing disrespectful about paying respect to the player but also paying respect to your profession.
game push quite
You can do anything you want with him. You can hit-and-run with him, bunt. We push the game with him quite a bit.
add bad chances excellent game miss point smell
We had excellent chances to add and we missed. That makes the game have a bad smell when you miss a point once or twice.
depth good pay shown starting
I think they're starting to feel good about how they're throwing. We've shown the kind of depth that can pay off for us.
baseball best came competition cuba fans good japan korea league major position powers
I think there was very little good that came of it from the major league side. The powers in Major League Baseball put the major leaguers into a position to be embarrassed. Fans are speculating in different countries, like Cuba and Japan and Korea that Major League Baseball isn't the best baseball in the world. I think it is, if the competition is fair.
face lead ninth
Have the lead before you face the ninth inning,
carve
He's a craftsman, a surgeon. He can carve you up.
achilles stuff
The Achilles is barking. You take all that stuff seriously.
balls blocking calling catcher definitely gold
The arm, I don't think it's the most important part of a catcher when it comes to the Gold Glove. It's definitely a factor, but it's calling a game, receiving, blocking balls.
expect however played tough
That would be unique. You play the schedule, however it works. They've played us very well, so I'm not going to go in there and expect anything but another tough series.
gets middle vintage
That was vintage Carpenter. He had first and second, the middle of the lineup, and he gets out of it. That's what he does.
bought buying pitcher point
That's the kind of pitcher he is. We were buying outs at that point in the game, and he bought them all.
afraid contact pitchers played year
That's the way we played all year long. Our pitchers are not afraid to pitch to contact and get the groundball.