Felipe Alou Three Quotations

It's so early. We need him to get his at-bats. If we can get him two or three at-bats, it's better than one as a pinch hitter. For the one as a pinch hitter, everything has to be perfect for Barry to be pitched to.

Very good back-to-back-to-back games from three young guys,

We had one six-run inning, but that was it. There wasn't a whole lot going on. We did the same thing last night; we scored all our runs in one inning. That being said, I'd like two or three innings of scoring.

It is a like a defeat for everyone that three guys lost their jobs, ... That was never my intent. I'm sorry that happened, but I'm not sorry for what I said. I feel very bad for them, but I didn't start this mess.

we've been (left for) dead for three months. There weren't too many people who thought we'd be playing any game now that was important. Whatever happens, I'm proud of our guys for not giving up.

We had a shot at winning or losing all three games. It was a matter of not being able to deliver a hit here and there.

That's always been the thing about him. He'd go along fine, and then he'd get into trouble and give up three or four runs and not get out of it.

Alou's got the blood of three families on his hands.

He's pitching as well as he did three years ago, maybe better.

You don't have too many guys who are regulars you can use, without fear, in three outfield positions in three days. That's generally a part-time guy.

He's the guy we hope will be the opening-day guy. Two of the three years he's pitched for me, he hasn't been healthy enough to be my opening day guy.

(Bench coach) Ron Wotus gives me all the pitches each guy has thrown over the last five days, ... We have a form attached to the lineup card. ... There have been some times a guy gets up even two or three times and doesn't get in the game. We don't forget about that.

Our starting pitching wasn't what we thought. (Jason) Schmidt started opening day. Kirk Rueter was the second day. Then (Brett) Tomko, then Lowry. Then the whole picture changed. Rueter's not even here now. Tomko is in the bullpen twice. Lowry is our No. 2, and we don't have a No. 3. We have three children we could throw in any order.