John Cohen Quotations

Tomorrow, we'll get a big hug going, and we'll talk about past times, and then the first pitch will be thrown, and he won't see John Cohen, he'll see the enemy. I won't see Pat McMahon, I'll see a team that we're trying to beat. That happens a lot in this league.

We're going to get a little break here and a slow warming trend.

What a great game and a great atmosphere. The fans really came out and supported us and it gave a tremendous boost to our club. It's really a credit to these players and how hard they've worked for us to have almost 2,000 people in the stands.

We're a different club when he's not on the field. You saw that this weekend.

When you beat teams that are quality programs, quality teams, it means something to you.

We're constantly working together. We explain what kind of surface, thick or thin, we want.

Sean's a very dangerous guy in our league. He's got a great combination of contact-oriented two-strike approach. And he's also got real power at the same time.

He had some severe pains. He had to take some medication for it, so we just told him to go home and get some sleep, and get ready to go tomorrow.

He has a very bright professional future. If he came back, the sky would be the limit, because he's just starting to scratch the surface of what he's capable of. I think he could really blow this league up next year.

Greg really battled and made some great pitches to get out of some jams. The bases were loaded against him without the ball leaving the infield and it didn't affect him. He stepped up and showed his maturity and poise as a pitcher.

He is going home to get some rest,

He has really found a way to throw breaking balls in the strike zone. Guys start sitting on the breaking ball, then he blows a 95-mile-per-hour fastball by them.

He's a lot more athletic than people think. The big, strong guy is typically labeled a non-athlete. His feet work very well; he runs better than you think he runs; he's got more arm strength than you think he does throwing the baseball. I think he could be a left or right fielder. I think he could probably play third base, but he's so valuable for us at first base.

He's a very good defensive player. In the cold, he doesn't throw it across as well as he normally does. He just never panics, he's always under control, and he's a very solid defender.

We made some great defensive plays when it really mattered. You work out of those situations some times and you just start believing its going to happen and tonight it did.

I was in the household of about seven of those kids, in their homes recruiting them, four years ago. I know how good those kids are, and I know they're just not doing what they're capable of doing. You just hope they don't figure it out here.

I wouldn't say it's out of the realm of possibility, especially down the stretch. We'll do whatever it takes to win a game in the league, because every game is crucial at this point.

Outstanding. He threw 98 pitches and 96 of them were fastballs.

Pitching well in this league is not a velocity issue. A lot of people equate velocity with success, but that's not necessarily true. He knows what he can do.

Matt has a lot of confidence and it is great to see him have some success here. He really works hard in practice and he had a great summer also so we are pleased that he was able to come out and do what he did today.

It allows the ballpark to model itself on what we as a team do best.

John seems to have really found himself in the past few games and it's were thrilled to have him swinging the bat the way he is capable.

We were able to get a lot of guys in and get them playing time. It was great to see those guys come in and play well and I was especially pleased to get Dan in there.

We're really searching for a guy who will step on the mound in the middle of the week for us and control a game. We just didn't get it done on the mound today.

We came out focused and had some really good at bats out of every player today. I thought we hit it hard, which we've been doing but we found the holes today.

We fought our butt off there at the end. Our kids aren't going to quit and they're going to fight their hearts out. They are going to keep coming after you and keep pressuring you.

We fought our butt off there at the end.

We didn't swing it great day, but we did enough. You can't always rely on offense, but you can rely on pitching and defense and we got it done today.

We only had 10 hits but we could have easily had 20 because we scalded the baseball today. I thought our at bats were very good today so I'm was pleased with that.

We really didn't lock in on the strike zone from the sixth inning on. I thought the first five innings were outstanding, but the last three just weren't very good (offensively) We'll practice at Tennessee Thursday night, and hopefully we'll find a way to get better and get ready for (Tennessee starting pitcher James) Adkins.

We are excited to play one of the best teams in the league and country. Spending the summer with David Price, I know he's a phenomenal talent and we will have our hands full this weekend.

To put things in perspective, you must remember that it is estimated that between one and three million kids, mainly, die of malaria every year in the endemic regions. So a vaccine that can protect with a 50 percent efficacy against the severe form of the disease has the possibility of protecting against many of these deaths,

We've had such trouble for the last two years. I'm sort of waiting to see what sort of disaster will happen this year,

We've got a good offensive club, and you're sitting here just watching Cobb really perform well against us. And he's done that all year long. We're just wondering if we're going to be able to put any good swings together.

This was a really good win for us. I liked our approach at the plate and we did a great job of squaring the bat on the ball and hitting it hard. When the wind blows out like it did today, you do those things and you're going to see some home runs.

We just keep making hard contact but we're hitting it right at people and they are making remarkable plays defensively. It just keeps happening over and over again so we're hoping the luck starts going our way.

The problem about vaccines in the United States is the system for production and distribution is broken,

We feel like we have some power in the middle of our lineup, and pitchers have to expend a lot of energy to get through that middle. We have a nice mixture of speed and power, and we've been able to score some runs. It's been a lot of fun.

You give up a solo-shot home run, it doesn't hurt. You give up two-, three-run home runs, it's a big deal.

We had runners on first and third with one out and one of the best hitters in the SEC at the plate and then all of a sudden we had three outs. I'm still kind of wondering how that happened. But it happens early in the year and you have to move on and fix it.

Better players. We have more talent and kids who have been around the league.

Big Blue Nation was out in full force. It was great to see that many blue shirts in the stands.

Craig is not going to overpower anybody, but he did what we needed and that is to work at least seven innings. He threw close to 120 pitches, and we felt like he was very comfortable in his delivery. Craig is the story of the game.

Florida is a very talented club that hasn't found their stride yet, haven't figured it out yet ... . I know how good those kids are, and I know they've just not doing what they're capable of doing. You just hope they don't figure it out here.

Tennessee has a terrific club and they're going to want to prove something after losing two to Mississippi State last week. They have some great arms. (James) Adkins is one of the best left-handers in the country and he's somebody we're going to have to deal with.

Rankings are great for recruiting, it's great for our fan base, and it's great for these kids to reward, but at the same time, it really doesn't change our approach. As a coach, if it starts to change your approach a little bit, you have to step in and say, hey look, we need to get right back to where we were. Hopefully, we continue on the same path, not worry about those things, and keep battling every single pitch.

A faster surface means you don't have to adjust as much to road fields.

Cobb pitched a great game. He really pounded the (strike) zone and did it effectively with three pitches. I thought he battled all day long and really did a nice job.

Antone was tremendous all weekend long. He hit the ball extremely well and really put us in a good position to score a lot of runs. His ability to get on base and his speed really puts pressure on a defense.

As a center fielder, Antone can play with anybody. He gets great jumps and covers a ton of ground out there. It's a luxury for us because we can play him out of position, but he has such great speed he can make up for it.

They were hitting line drives and playing at home in front of a nice crowd. You just have to find a way to get the ball on your side. Hopefully we can do that tomorrow.

They have a great combination of speed and talent.

They're as good as any team in the country.

It's no secret that you are only going to go as far as your pitching takes you, and that's been pretty far for us this year. Our team is very confident with everyone we put on the mound.

It's the coming trend. As the yachts get larger, so do the toys. As the toys get larger, it requires more of an infrastructure to carry them.

It's kind of the culmination of a lot of things that have been set in motion for a two-year period.

Dawn is an incredible asset to Sam. I have watched her for years.

It's big. There's no question it's big. When you enter a weekend, you now think, 'We can sweep somebody.' ... To know you can do it is a big thing.

It was a difference of opinion. But, boy, did I see it differently.

Arizona is looked at by the feds and other around the country as a model,

I'm really pleased to have him back, and I hope that he's 100 percent healthy. He's such a competitor that he won't always tell you how he feels.

I just love being with those kids. They love baseball, and we just have a great time together.

I am not optimistic in the least. I think that our vaccine supply this year will be equal to or less than last year,

You can't say enough about (Aaron) Tennyson today. He was in command all game long and did a great job keeping them off balance.

You can't overlook what Craig did on the mound today. He went out threw very well in some cold conditions, which is not easy to do. He's really been an anchor for us so far this season.

The hurricane disaster tells us that each layer of government has a role in responding and recovering from ultracatastrophic events and that no one level can do it alone. But Arizona is ahead of the game.

All of our strikeouts were really on pitches out of the strike zone.