Tony Russa
Tony Russa
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.
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.
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I think my first understanding of the significance of Gibson's home run is the drama of what he did that day, as hurt as he was, that being his only at-bat. And if you saw him foul those pitches off and how gimpy he was, it was an incredibly heroic kind of at-bat, if you can use hero in sports,
against face key last mentally pitching rough starts understand virtually
I think if you look at virtually every starter, we've had some rough starts here in the last two weeks, ... The big key is to get back on it mentally and understand that if we don't pitch, we don't win. Against the pitching we're going to face in postseason, we're not going to outscore people.
experience goes pitching weapons
I think he's pitching with more confidence. He's got more experience and he's got more weapons when he goes out there. They all fit.
against pitch
When he makes pitches, he can pitch against anybody. When he doesn't, he's vulnerable.
game pitching
We're going to go game-to-game, series-to-series. We'll see if we think our pitching is vulnerable.
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.
against atlanta houston pitch san whether white
That's just the story of the postseason, ... Whether it was Atlanta against Houston or us against San Diego, or you take what the White Sox have done to (Vladimir) Guerrero and Garret Anderson, if you pitch really well, it's tough.
against last lose lost pitching score staff
You can't lose them the way we lost them. When you score one or two against a pitching staff that's last in the league. It's a mystery.
break chance good particular parts pitcher
Any pitcher can make a mistake, and we're good enough to capitalize. But (Arroyo) did enough good things. He got a lot of outs in a lot of different parts of the zone. That's good pitching. If we pitch good, I always think there's a chance we're going to break through any particular inning.
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And then the other stuff falls into place. As you saw there, that's what he's been doing all year long. I can't remember seeing a pitcher all the years that I've managed that has been so good every time out.