Felipe Alou Ok Quotations

I know one thing. When this thing is over, some of our guys will know what a double-play pitch looks like.

People overlooked him because he doesn't throw hard. They didn't know the kind of man that was inside that body. They know now.

If there was any concern, I believe we'd take him out after seven innings last night. He looks healthy and fresh.

I wanted to play him tonight but I took him out. I don't know what avenue to take with him. I'll have to talk to him.

We said last year the Giants were coming up with position guys who are respectable big-league prospects. These guys are swinging the bat well. Elly is hitting the ball. (Todd) Linden is getting hot. (Steve) Finley looks like he's getting two hits every time he plays. Overall, the hitters are looking pretty good.

It's looks like there's a lot of movement going on, at least we are. I don't know how long the tide is going to rise.

He's fine. I took him out in hope that he'll be OK tomorrow. It was cold out here.

Suspend me for life. If they address a problem they need to address, and if my suspension will cure the problems, that'll be fine. If it'll make people more alert, I'm OK with that. But if it's going to stay the way it is, I'm not for the suspension.

Barry played in the outfield during practice today and looked pretty good. Barry is having fun again. He didn't have any fun last year because he was hurt.

It looked like a World Series American League team when I wrote it.

I'm looking forward to him being here tomorrow. It was nice to see not-quite-everyone out there. I don't know why Barry isn't here. I heard 'personal matters' like everyone else.

He should be alright by the weekend. They looked and they didn't find anything of concern. It just stiffened up.

I've seen him pitch a lot. He looks stronger physically from what I've seen and seems to be throwing harder. He's (looking) a lot better.

We'll see where we can hit him that will benefit him the most and the team the most. As far as I'm concerned right now, it's cleanup. That's what we're looking at now but we haven't played one game yet.

Last year, I saw him favoring his knees. I didn't see him favoring the knee today. I didn't see it when he was batting. When he was swinging the bat, it was OK with me.

Thursday and Saturday, that's what we're looking at. I wasn't really concerned yesterday. ... It's nice to know for sure it's nothing serious.

I don't worry. But I know it's there. I played with Hank Aaron. There was no security attached to Hank and the Braves. I wasn't there when he broke the record but I was there when he was approaching and stuff started happening - hate letters and yelling - and there wasn't speculation about him.

I hope he's activated during the weekend ? that everything is OK enough that he's activated, ... (Friday), I don't see it as a sure thing, because we've got to see how he comes in tomorrow.