If someone really gets hot and we're trying to win some games, it could come to that.
Brian and I are friends, and we throw a lot together, ... Whoever wins the spot, we'll be supportive of each other. If he gets it, I would be OK with that. We pull for each other.
He's our closer. He's a big part of our team. You win together, you lose together.
He's putting good swings on the ball. And he's aggressive.
He starts moving and then bam, it's on you. He can give you fits. You don't feel comfortable and when he's throwing that hard and he's that big on the mound, he can intimidate you out there.
He's still young enough. He can finish this year and go down to play some winter ball,
He's confident. He's got as much confidence as anyone out there. He knows how to win. It comes down to that. He knows how to win, and we win when he's pitching.
He's become a better pitcher. He's throwing more strikes. He's got a better feel for that breaking ball now, and he's locating his fastball better. He's ahead more and he's been real tough on right-handers.
We're going to need them. There are going to be days in the year we are going to have to call on them to do the job and hold the fort so we can try to win a game. They did that today.
We're going to give this a go. That's our plan. If somebody is really hot and we're trying to win games, it may come down to that.
What a difference an offense makes. From day one we've been swinging the bats, and that was big. If we don't have the offense we have, we don't come back.
If the Yanks don't win the division, they'll win the wild card. New York knows how to win when it has to, plus Joe Torre holds things together.
It didn't start out good, that's for sure. We've been swinging good and we like our offence. When you can hit some home runs it makes a difference.
He's got a valid argument for winning that thing. Very few rookies throw 200 innings,
He's been swinging the bat good. He started the season with us because he had such a big Spring Training. We like the kid a lot, and we think he's going to have a good big league career. We're going to give him some playing time this month, and he's taking advantage of it.
We have been swinging it well. I like the way our offense is built.
But the top teams, in whatever sport, always bring out the best in you. That means you're usually ready to play, not that you'll win them all.
We gave them out best shot. We had the lead late. Aside from maybe Yankee fans and our own fans, nobody else in the world wanted to see us win that game for the weekend's sake.
The key is we're really swinging the bats well. We have been since Day 1.
It's big, it's the second time it's happened to him. Nothing you can do about it, you've got to move on. . . . He was throwing good, he was throwing hard.
I feel we'll win between one and 162.
Some day I think he'll win an MVP, I really do.
We think we can win when he pitches, but we're also developing him for the future. You've got to do it sometimes -- and what's the other option? The more he's out there, the better he'll be in the near future.
It will be good to get home. I think any team would've had problems with this trip. It's tough to win on the road in any sport. You just get more opportunities in baseball.
He's a big part of our team. We win together, we lose together. Yes, he's still the closer.
That was a character builder. We've got winners on this team. That wasn't easy. Beckett was rolling. We got some big clutch home runs. That was outstanding. That's one where you come all the way back -- when you end up winning those games, it does a lot for you.
They looked great. They both were swinging it good. I like the way it gives us speed up top. I just like them up there. And Alex I think is going to drive in some runs, that gives him the chance.
Our guys have been very confident swinging the bat. From top to bottom we've been pretty effective, and that's what you have to have. All the good teams do.
I'm just going to go with Reed. I like the way Reed's swinging it,
You win together you lose together ... That offence has carried this pitching many times this year.
You win a couple hundred games because you make pitches at certain times that stop damage. That's just what he did.
It breaks it up a little bit -- gets them out there to face some competition. It gets the guys on the mound seeing hitters that are swinging and working on making some pitches. It revs things up a little bit.
We don't want to throw him out there just for the sake of throwing him out there.
We've been swinging the bats pretty well. I really like how our offense is built.
He's going to be really excited, probably throwing 100. Hopefully it's 100 strikes. He'll probably be throwing 100 miles per hour.
He's been in a position to win a couple of them. He left with the lead in Anaheim. He's pitched some good games along the way,
To be honest, I would've hoped that he'd win 10 games. I've got to believe he'll get a couple more.
He's got to pitch ahead to be effective. He was throwing some pitches and he wasn't missing by much if he was missing. When he had to bring it over the plate, they hit him. Then after that, he kind of found his groove and pitched a good ball game and kept us in it from there on.
Cabrera, when he's throwing strikes, he's as tough as anybody. When he figures it out, watch out.
He has got a second wind I guess. He takes good care of himself and he's a strong guy. When it gets late in the game and he starts chalking up pitches, he doesn't really lose a whole lot.
He has got a second wind I guess, ... He takes good care of himself and he's a strong guy. When it gets late in the game and he starts chalking up pitches, he doesn't really lose a whole lot.
He goes through streaks every year, good streaks offensively and defensively. He was very diligent during Spring Training. He's got a great swing path working right now, and just happens to be swinging the bat real well.