Bruce Bochy Quotations | Page 4

What a job he did. He had good stuff, good command. It wasn't as pretty as we would have liked but we'll take it.

What a great job he's done. He's been a nice surprise for us. When you make changes like we have in the bullpen, you need somebody to come through for you, and he has.

We broke down in the eighth inning. That opened up the floodgates. ... We were playing flawless ball until the eighth.

I think it's fair to say he is one guy we can't lose, ... That would be a tremendous blow for us if we had him go down.

I think it's been a while since there's been a division that's struggled as much as us, or has been devastated by injuries as much as we have. I think sometimes everybody loses sight of how hard every team has been hit by injuries.

He's got unbelievable power -- plus/plus power. You can see it coming. He's getting his swing down. The ball was really jumping off his bat. Look out for Italy.

He was a real shot in the arm when we brought him up. He's done some damage with the bat, with extra-base hits, and he's played nice outfield. He's a good athlete. He's a guy who plays both sides of the ball well. The job that he did when we brought him up, I think, was the reason why we did want him on this roster. It gives us more flexibility against left-handed pitching.

He tried to keep playing, but it didn't work out.

I always liked him when he was with the White Sox,

I think overall with his game, he's a little rusty. He's a major-league player; he's a major-league hitter. He's going to be back up here. I just think, at this point, he needs some time down there.