Bobby Cox Pitch Quotations

Our pitching isn't where it should be and where it will be. And it's the same with the pitching we've faced. It's been a strange week.

If he pitches like he has this spring during the regular season, we are in great shape.

We're not pitching anybody on short rest, so it works out perfectly.

Ramirez has been pitching well. But he kept walking Pena with Dunn behind him. Dunn hasn't hit left-handers for a high average this year, but he's dangerous. He hit two rockets off (Ramirez).

I don't think I would ever take out a pitcher with a one-hitter.

We couldn't generate any offense. Most of that was due to Lieber. He's one of the best pitchers in the league.

Everybody's got different thoughts. There are no philosophies, really. Make pitches and get hitters out.

He's pitching as well as anyone we have this spring. He's throwing harder than he did when we got him last spring.

He could probably pitch a couple of innings before he became fatigued.

I don't think it's anything at all serious, but there's no sense in pitching him.

I thought he would pitch better than this. I don't know what happened.

I thought he would pitch better than he has. I had heard some good stories about him.

We've got to get a pitcher back, ... somehow.

They know what to expect. I like our young guys and we have a nice mix of young kids and veterans. Our pitching staff is as good as it gets, so I feel good about this team.

I've written down every scenario. I'm not going to announce who's pitching until Monday or Tuesday.

I don't know about that. What I'm saying is the relationship with Roger and the pitchers is already an excellent relationship.

Too much Martinez. He's a master out there. He's one of the game's greatest pitchers to come through.

We were interested in some of the free agents, but quite honestly a lot of them are pitching at 39 years old and just signed huge, huge contracts.

We are absolutely thrilled to add Roger to our staff. Roger was a great competitor as a player ? he started, he relieved and he even fought through arm problems, so he comes in a with great level of experience that our pitchers will learn from.

He's changed. He's mixing his pitches more; that's the difference I've seen.

He's got closer's stuff, I'll tell you that. He has three or four pitches that are above average. It's just a matter of location, getting them down.

He's got, as they say, electric stuff, I guess. He's got a number of pitches that are all above average. He's a great competitor. He does a lot of things to help himself win games. You know, he's the No. 1 in my book.

The first pitch is going to be off the plate, and he swung at it, ... You don't want to do that on the first pitch.

If they want to call strikes on pitches two and three inches outside all day, fine with me. It'll speed up the game. But we had pitches six, seven, 11 inches off the plate.

He's got to feel pretty good about himself coming right out of college, pitching in the playoffs and under pressure and everything else. That's a huge step.

Our bullpen glued it together really well. I thought we played a great game with our defense, pitching and offense. It's good to win the home opener.

We had a couple of chances, especially in the ninth. Pedro is a master out there. He really is. He's one of the great pitchers to come along.

If we start on Tuesday, the starting pitcher could be this guy; if we start on Wednesday, it could be a different guy.

He looked like a 20-game winner today. He really did. He can't pitch any better than he did today.

He'll go. If he can go with a torn ligament, he can pitch with this. He's as tough as they come.

He meant everything to us. He was one of our biggest contributors here for 3 1/2 years, I can honestly say that. Still can play defense, come off the bench and hit the best pitcher in baseball. Makes no difference to him.

You've got to remember you've got to pitch in the first inning, not just throw. It's not a throwing contest. You've got to pitch. I looked at every single replay, and every one of them was right down the middle, belt high.

Somebody's done a terrific job with that kid. He had a lot of pitches tonight, but they were quality. He had a purpose for every one of them. Looks like he knows what he's doing out there pretty well.

He's got a lot of pitches and knows where they're going.

He's mixing his pitches more. That's the difference I've seen. The name of the game is getting them out. It's not how hard you throw.

All the pitching we've had hasn't been the way it could be -- or should be. It's strange.

I like that kid a lot. He's a fighter and he wants the job. Sosa pitched well last year, and we have six guys who can do it, but Davies is certainly in the mix. He might have to go the pen, but we want him to be a starter. He's going to be a major league pitcher for a long time.

I do feel good about our chances. We have good pitchers and we have good hitting too. The ball's got to bounce your way and maybe the next night it will.

He was just dynamite. Had all three pitches working.

He was hearing bells, chimes and everything else. He's lucky. That's like getting hit by a pitch without a helmet. ... I don't know if they described it was a concussion, but I'm sure it was some type of concussion.