Bruce Bochy Start Quotations

The biggest factor is going to be whether we think Josh is ready to start the season here. But Josh does look like a man on a mission.

I think it's a very workable situation. It starts with attitude, and Mike's coming in with a great attitude. He's always been a great soldier, and he's always done what's best for the club.

I want to emphasize this is not a setback, ... We're doing this so that Adam can return to the starting rotation as soon as possible.

We had a great opportunity there, and (Cardinals starter Mark) Mulder, he got out of it, ... We're just not cashing in at this point. The double-play ball killed us.

Obviously, we'd like to start getting some pinch hits.

We're starting to get a little concerned whether he's getting enough playing time.

It's not really a time to start picking at the corners. We're down four at that point. You've pretty much got to challenge them, and we lost the challenge.

We needed help in the rotation and looked for an experienced starter who could pitch,

Early in spring training, I am fine with it because I need some guys to have at-bats, too. But once pitchers start going five innings, I want my pitchers to hit.

Miguel was starting the game that night. But he's out there hitting, and Ash knocked him down by accident. Miguel got right back in there and about hit Ash with a line drive.

He's behind -- we need to start loading up on at-bats for him the next couple of weeks.

Our starters have the ability to work out of the bullpen.

I've touched base with him just to make sure he is ahead of schedule at this point. He's fully aware of how important it is for him to be in a little better shape to start out spring training than what he's probably accustomed to.

There's a good possibility he may go on the disabled list. We want him real close if not 100 percent. It's the best thing for him and the club. We feel like we can give him a little bit of time right now if he does start on the disabled list.

Brian never had any arm trouble. He made every start the whole time he was here. I don't remember him having any soreness.

That's two nights in a row we've been getting off to a good start and then getting shut down. That's not a good sign, obviously.

It's nice to start this trip like this. We had some good at-bats to get the walks.

We're probably going to need only four starters for the playoffs.

It's going to be tough to match the year he had last year. But if he makes all his starts ...