Tony Russa
Tony Russa
hat tip
I tip my hat to the decision-makers over there, to Willie, for not overreacting. We apologized.
hat roger tip
Tip your to hat to Roger Clemens. You could tell he was ouchy there, and we didn't get anything off him.
crowd due few glasses goes kept nobody saw turned walked
Well, Maddux was due up to sign, and we kept asking, 'Maddux is due, he goes on in a few minutes. Where's Greg? Where's Greg.' And we turned around, and he's there. He had come up, his glasses on, and he walked right through the crowd and nobody saw that it was Greg Maddux. He didn't put on any airs. He was so natural.
guy hard players playing point step trying
When you're playing this game, at some point the players are going to look at you and say, 'Aren't you trying as hard as we are?' You're the guy who has to step up and say it,
club hard worked
We worked hard to get here. The club has been so relentless, as strong-minded as you can be.
absolutely club great hard mentally physically worked
We worked hard to get here. Our club has been so relentless, and we're in a great position. ... The club has been absolutely relentless, and as strong-minded as you can be. This club is mentally and physically very, very tough.
compliment compliments gave hoping last
When I gave that compliment last year, ... I was hoping that he was going to retire.
aggressive medical playing staff training
Over the weekend, he was very aggressive in his playing and it's barking. The medical and training staff think that he should take a day or two.
feature guys role
Our role guys have become our feature players.
break good matter mixed patterns pitchers
They have done some really good things, mixed their pitchers or patterns up. I think no matter how good you pitch, we've got so many weapons, there's a way for us to break through and we haven't.
against defend good guy pitch pitching win
There's a way to win when the other guy is pitching good against you. You've got to pitch and defend well against them. We didn't defend that well today, either.
beautiful game hardly pieces remind
There's a lot of pieces that remind you of the old Busch, especially in a 3 o'clock game when it's about 5 and you can't hardly see. It think it's a beautiful ballpark.
figure john stuff
There's a lot of stuff (left to figure out). It's not just John Rodriguez.
mentally
That's just the way he pitches. I think it has more to do with him mentally concentrating really well. He hasn't let anything get away from him.