Tony Russa
Tony Russa
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.
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.
base hit tough
It's tough enough to get one base hit in the big leagues.
almost category playing
Eckstein is playing so well, it's almost in the category of, what's new?
best change grind trying wins
The best way to keep yourself competitive is not to change anything. Right now we're trying to grind out wins and win the division.
albert ball balls gone hit track warning
The ball Albert hit would've gone out anywhere. There weren't balls that were hit to the warning track that did not go out that would have gone out in other ballparks. I think it's going to play like the other one.
ball chance hat hurt middle plate
Take your hat off to him. He never put the ball over the middle of the plate when we had a chance to hurt him.
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.
good till tough waited
They were really good together, and this is a tough lineup. If Marquis wasn't pitching, I probably would have waited till tomorrow.
defense everybody gotten played run strong
Everybody has their strong points, and that's an important one for him. He's done everything. He's gotten big hits, he's played defense well, he has run the bases.
behind chance difference fell good job momentum scoring tie
That's the difference in the game. We fell behind by two and then we battled back, did a real good job of scoring the two, and then we had a chance for more. We got the two to tie it and we got a lot of momentum going.
totally
It's something he should have. It's totally different from his cutter and his fastball,