Tony Russa
Tony Russa
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.
feels next
That's the plan. We'll see how he feels the next two days.
chance concession diminish fifth
That's the only concession we've made. And I don't think having Carp go out there every fifth day is going to diminish our chance of winning.
deep game good
That's a very good lineup. He pitched deep into the game and pitched well, too.
best capable chances five game hat
He pitched the game he was capable of, but we actually had three, four, five chances with some of our best RBI guys, and he made pitches, ... So take your hat off to him. He pitched very well. We had our chances.
game pitcher pitching
He pitched outstanding, and as long as this game is played, when a pitcher out there is pitching that way, you're not going to do much.
against anybody ball club disrespect either greater hitter innings last league nine nobody offensive pitch run terrific tough
He pitched nine innings against a tough offensive club -- that's dominating. He had a 2-0 pitch to a terrific hitter and he hit the ball out of the state. But that's the last run they got. That's outstanding pitching. No disrespect to anybody in either league who's doing great, but there's nobody greater than Chris. He's clutch.
I don't think he had a meaningless RBI,
anybody remembers
I don't think anybody really remembers getting on that plane,
baseball believe certain emotional league major supposed win
I believe Major League Baseball is here in force. I know what they tell us about certain latitudes you get in postseason play because you're supposed to be emotional and try and win this.
baseball believe certain emotional league major supposed win
I believe Major League Baseball is here in force, ... I know what they tell us about certain latitudes you get in postseason play because you're supposed to be emotional and try and win this.
anybody good improvement means mound particular sore throw
He's made some improvement, ... With all the treatment, he's got some relief. He's not as sore as he was yesterday, so that's a good sign. But I don't think anybody told me that means he can throw off the mound on a particular day. But I know he has improved.
date definite
He's improving, more and more, but there's no definite date yet.
allow anybody press somebody
I called up to the press box, because for a while I didn't see anybody there. I thought somebody was having a cookout, but we don't allow that, do we?