Mike Ford
Mike Ford
changed doubles huge overall package stadium view
Etienne has changed the view of doubles at the ATP and he is getting the doubles on the stadium courts. He's making it happen, he has huge ideas. The doubles players, we feel like we're more part of the overall package and feel like we belong.
interviews sooner start
The sooner you get there on the ground, get the investigators going, start interviews -- the sooner you are going to find out who is responsible for this.
fall great group guys ice learn talented year
You fall back on your experiences, ... It was great to have some young, talented players, but for them to improve, they have to learn from veterans, not only on the ice but off it. Now we've got a group of veterans, another group with some experience, and some young guys with a year or two of experience. This is a better mix.
confidence digging ended hole longer mediocre ourselves shots stay three time ton tough
We ended up getting a ton of mediocre shots. The longer we did that, the more they got confidence that they could stay in the game. Then we got ourselves in a hole that we had a tough time digging ourselves out of. We got three shots at the end, but we never should have been in that situation.
blink eye guys harder last lead less loud mentality people played pushing season seen takes thinking
I was thinking out loud because I've seen a six-run lead last less than a blink of an eye at this place. It takes a mentality to keep pushing at this field. But these guys have played all season a lot harder than people realize.
excuses proactive season sorts stand vowed
I could stand here and give you all sorts of excuses about why I had the season I did in 2003-04, but I have vowed to be proactive ... in everything I do this season,
expect tests
But they're not worried. The tests showed that everything was fine, and he's going to be fine. He still has numbness, but I expect he'll be working out, and he should be in our lineup Sunday.
best country darn game handled happened league maybe since
One, I think it showed that the game was really important, but secondly, how that was handled was maybe the best thing that happened today. It was so darn good. This has been the classiest league in the country since its inception.
dark money sure
Money will be put in a fund. They are making sure they all get something that Dark needs.
affect came defense great guys helping offensive performance second stepping tired weather
Baron was under the weather but came out and had a great first half. He got tired in the second half. We just didn't have other guys stepping up and helping him out there offensively. We let our offensive performance affect our defense too much.
bad engine faster hit next running
It wasn't bad ... the 19 hit me one time. We have a new engine in tonight, but are running old tires. We'll be even faster next race.
battle bitter emotional family guys heads home looking opening pitching talk talking until win
It was probably more of an emotional win. When you talk to some of these young guys and you see where their heads are, they're looking the right way, they're talking the right way and they battle until the bitter end. To be back at home pitching and get a win on Opening Day with family and friends here, it's special.
might
It was in the back of my mind. I thought there might be a chance.
discover few hope large objects outer solar
We hope to discover a few more large objects in the outer solar system.