Alan Trammell Quotations

We're all responsible. I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility.

I'm a big boy. I've been through enough that I understand how things are.

Losing gets old. It's just been a heck of a month, to be honest with you.

We decided to put together a couple left-handers against Liriano.

If we'd have swept them, I don't think we'd be going into Boston, or Chicago, or Cleveland any different.

He's (Greinke) pitched well against us. He's 5-16. I know he's had some tough luck, but I think he's going to be a good one.

He's (Greinke) pitched well against us, ... He's 5-16. I know he's had some tough luck, but I think he's going to be a good one.

He's been a different player since he has been back. We want to evaluate him, so he'll get the bulk of the playing time down the stretch.

He's a kid who wants to help carry us -- which is commendable -- and of late it hasn't happened. It's like we say about hitters who want to go out there and do too much. The same is true of pitchers, and Jeremy, unfortunately, still falls into that rut of -- instead of being a pitcher -- reverts sometimes to being a thrower.

His next start would be Friday. Right now, that's up in the air.

He's pitched better than that, there's no doubt about it. I think that's really it. Seven innings against the White Sox, I'll take that every time. He's given us all he's got. He deserves more.

He could make our decision easy -- one way or another.

(Grilli) did an outstanding job. I couldn't be happier. I'm sure he's very happy. He did a great job tonight. He had a good curveball tonight. Normally when he's pitching well, it's working for him. He threw it for strikes.

I thought that we made that play at first on Erstad's at-bat, but the umpire said we missed the bag.

Our bullpen just didn't do the job. Yesterday, they were great.

I think he's solid. He's gotten himself to the point that he can play. He's not flashy, but that's OK. He makes the plays. And with the way he works, he's going to get better.

That's the only way to do it because there's no magic dust for times like this.

We're all responsible, ... I'm the leader, the captain of the ship, and I have to take responsibility.

We haven't been able to use them, so we've had to go with other players, ... At this point, it's caught up to us.

We didn't score any runs. We had opportunities to score runs and we didn't do it. That was it.

We don't have the finished product yet, we have a learning 21-year-old. But we like what we have. I give him credit, going through what he went through last season, getting on-the-job training. He handled himself well under the circumstances.

We did some things to better ourselves to play with that group. For the most part, we haven't been able to do that. We thought we'd have more depth. We just haven't been able to have our guys out there for the kind of time that we would like.

Those were two guys we were hoping would be regular guys, ... And we miss their leadership, too. Being there on a regular basis would allow that.

We come right out of the chute and don't play well. It was very sloppy.

Two hundred would be a nice number for him.

We're struggling, no doubt about it. There's nothing we can sprinkle on these guys, though. There's no magic. Just keep working.

This year, if I'm voting, I'm voting for Colon.

What was there to like about this game? It was 10-4 and probably could have been worse,

What a trade they made getting Nathan and Liriano and another guy that led the International League in strikeouts,

We've been talking about this for way too long,

Right now we're a little bit limited in the outfield with Dmitri not being able to play.

That's where pride comes in. Regardless of what happens, people are watching you. You're a professional -- that's the approach you have to take.

You would like to hold them off as long as possible and to be honest, we did that. Congratulations to the White Sox. They've had a heck of a year.

It's just kind of the way things have been going for us. We're not catching any breaks.

It's the runner's fault, being over-aggressive and not keeping your head up.

It's not easy right now, ... My stomach, I've got a knot. I don't like it at all. I am in charge so it is my responsibility. It bothers me. I'd love it to stop as quick as it possibly could.

It sounds like an excuse, ... but it's a fact that this club, the way that we had set it up, for the most part has not been able to be out there the way we would've liked. We thought we were probably going to win a few games. And hey, who says we won't? But right from the get-go, it's been one thing after another.

Does that tell you how it's been going for us?

The athletic players (on the Devil Rays) fit me, and I would love to be able to work with a team like this.

Nothing's been promised, ... It was an opportunity to talk baseball and tell them why I think I'm a good candidate.

I'm going to be flat-out: When we started the season, we thought we had a group that we were going to be able to grow and work with and try to get better,

I just wish that he would have went home. Didn't want to give up a run that way.

In all honesty, the guys we've been playing, it hasn't been a whole lot different, anyway. Whatever we've done to this point hasn't really worked. I'll go the other way. Honestly, it's been a struggle no matter who we put out there.

I like what I see of him, but there's room for improvement.

I hope I get to continue with this because there is some unfinished business. I'm going to be in baseball for many more years, whether it is here or not. I'm not done. I'm confident that I can do this.

I hear frustration. I certainly am frustrated myself.

his ability to get along with everybody -- making you feel welcome.

I'd say, right now, he's their ace. They have a few aces as far as I'm concerned.

How important is he to the club? My gosh, he's at the top of the list.

The guy has power, there's no question about it, ... The peaks and valleys, that's going to be the decision on Carlos Pena. Are we getting to a point where we're getting more consistent? I would say that I'm seeing some signs, sure. That's why I want to see this all the way to the end. I wouldn't want to see a total dropoff myself.