Tony Russa
Tony Russa
couple infection longer maybe
Give it a couple days. Maybe longer if his infection isn't gone. We feel for him. We need him.
aggressive chance good respected sure whenever
I don't think it's unorthodox. Whenever he does something it's just aggressive and makes good sense. I really respected him (as the manager) in Milwaukee. ... If they have a chance to win, he'll make sure (his players) are in the right place.
game lost rather
I would have rather lost the game than to see that happen.
again beat game gets houston saturday
If we get beat (Friday) and Houston gets beat, we play again Saturday and after the game we celebrate.
frustrated happy upset
Nobody's more frustrated or upset than he is. He's not a happy camper.
honest
One thing about him, when he struggles, he's very honest with himself. He's been working on it, working on it, and at some point, something clicks.
chance impressed knows time
I was impressed today. I mean, I've been impressed about every time he pitches. But I thought today, he knows he's got a chance to make the club, so everything was different.
eighth gene good nelson rick seventh somebody
somebody good enough to get the outs in the seventh and eighth innings. We had Gene Nelson and Rick Honeycutt.
enjoys good imagine last motivated player since
Since he's been a Cardinal, he has been outstanding to great. And last year, he was just good. I imagine he enjoys outstanding to great. But he was a good player for us last year. And if he's motivated to be better than good, that's good for us.
answer closing club eight goes great guys handle heck hitter produce screws starting tougher watches
Mentally, is closing tougher than a hitter going out there with 600 at-bats to produce ... tougher than a starting pitcher? For the great closer, it's as tough. He watches the club for eight innings. Then if he goes out there and screws it up, he's got 24 guys to answer to. It's a heck of a deal. Some guys can't handle it.
beat dies disrespect general guarantee hours lives manager minutes nobody owners team
No disrespect to the coaches, but nobody lives and dies with a team like the manager. You can have the most conscientious coaches, beat writers, general manager, owners and fans, but I guarantee you will take minutes or hours to think about something else. A manager can't let it go.
challenges division happen hardest qualify regular win
There are two challenges for a club, the first is the regular season, a six-month grind. So if you happen to win your division and qualify for October, I think that is the hardest thing to do.
against compete plan talk
We're just going to compete against him. There really is no secret. If we had a plan, we wouldn't talk about it. But there is no plan with him.
ok walked
Like I said, I didn't ask, ... When I got the thumbs-up I said OK and I walked out, so I don't know.