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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.

He was around the plate, curve ball was working good ... kept them off. He had one bad pitch I can think off the home run. It was a bad pitch against a great hitter.

He was an outstanding leader on the pitch, a good presence on the pitch and the kind of player who was infectious in that respect and really led from the front.

He was disappointed. If he continues to pitch the way he's pitching now and stays healthy, he's going to have a lot of chances to throw shutouts. I think this late in the season, better safe than sorry is the way to go.

He trusts my stuff. He taught me a lot. He calls the pitch that you expect to throw.

I always prided myself in those situations, trying to get out of them. It builds a lot of character, to pitch yourself into that situation and get yourself out.

He went down and got it. It wasn't the worst pitch in the world. Some guys foul it back, some guys hit it out. Heck, if it's not for me, we win three games.

He would do whatever the coaches asked. That's what the good ones do, understand their role and accomplish it. The more you pitch in different situations, the better you become.

He would come up, close, ... The third time his closure rate was too far. He attempted to turn and pitch up, but his vertical stabilizer impacted my number one propeller, basically pretty much tearing his aircraft apart.

He will throw a quality strike and then throw a couple that are not. He's got to get it to where he has control of every pitch he throws.

He was trying to pitch me low and inside. IÊjust kept trying to stay alive.

He was trying to pitch me low and inside. I just kept trying to stay alive.

He was throwing every pitch for a strike, and he threw it at the right spot.

He taught me to be a better receiver, a more comfortable receiver. He taught me how to throw better. I changed my whole throwing once I met him. We talked in depth about handling pitchers, pitch selection. Any phase of the game he was involved in making me better.

He's consistent and feels very good about it. His balance is good. He's a lot better than the films I saw from last year. I think he'll pitch well.

He's been able to pitch on two days' rest or 10 days' rest. You wouldn't want a kid to be in that position. What he can bring, you can't get out of a kid.

He has a great mix of pitches. He has an excellent breaking ball, a great slider, and probably his best pitch is the straight change off the fast ball.

He handled it the way we hoped he would. We told him that he could pitch here and that we believed in him. Use it as motivation.

He had velocity tonight more than I'd seen the last few times I'd faced him. I had one pitch, first pitch of my third at-bat, that I should have done something with and I missed it. Against Randy, you can't miss your pitch.

He had been throwing everything hard up to then. I don't know how you throw that pitch in that situation. It takes a tremendous amount of guts.

He had a really low pitch count - he was in the 40s when the game ended.

He had a pitch nobody could hit. I don't know what it was -- a palm ball or what." ()

He hasn't needed it. But he's going to need something like that at the major league level. It's hard to pitch at the top of the strike zone.

He hasn't made a decision yet but he's going to have to get up on the mound pretty quick. I wouldn't want him to go pitch if he hasn't seen any hitters or thrown all his pitches. I'm not worried yet. He said he felt better today. But I'm not sure he's ready to get on the mound.

He hasn't done anything. He went to the doctor and I don't know if he'll be able to pitch or what. He hasn't picked up a ball for a few days.

He hasn't been tested with any kind of competition on the line in two weeks. He's going to have to go through a two inning stint one time, pitch back-to-back days. So there's some distance in front of him.

He has not bowled as yet. The pitch is still good for batting. We will have to work very hard to get them out twice.

He has great instincts and feel for the game. He positions himself so well when the pitch is coming and has great reactions. And he throws as accurately as any third baseman I've seen.

He had good stuff, he just didn't have the good command he had last time. He battled his tail off to stay in the game, but his pitch count (90) caught up with him.

He has as good an idea of how to pitch as anybody in the game, probably of all-time. He doesn't have the stuff he used to have, but he still knows how to pitch. He just does it at a different speed now. He's a pleasure to watch.

He has a knack of making a really big pitch at the right time. He had the bases loaded, came up and threw a curveball -- it wasn't a great curveball -- and got the guy to hit it to second base hard.

He has a knack of making a really big pitch at the right time, ... He had the bases loaded, came up and threw a curveball -- it wasn't a great curveball -- and got the guy to hit it to second base hard.

He did a nice job. He's been my No. 1 starter for four years, but his pitch count got too high. If we make a couple plays, he doesn't make as many pitches.

Greg is a move-in from Oregon who can pitch and play third base. Plus, he's a left-handed hitter.

He has to learn that a 95 mph pitch in the middle of the plate is not a good pitch.

He is a resilient political figure -- down but not necessarily out -- but he's got to pitch this one, the Supreme Court nominee, right down the middle.

He is a real football star, not just for Sweden but for the whole game. Having Larsson on the pitch increased the value of the game and while I am not pleased he scored I am pleased he played.

He impressed me so much. I've got a lot of respect for him, and he earned a lot from me. He knew he had to go down and pitch on a regular basis.

He is not letting the situation get him down and he is already determined to get back on the pitch as soon as he can.

He is kind of a combination of everything we have in the rotation. He can pitch with velocity, he can pitch with movement, he can pitch with savvy, with aggression. He is a real pro. He covets information, and he utilizes it.

He is just an awesome pitcher. He can really pitch ... the velocity he has, mixing his pitches. His outside pitch was really catching us.

He has the ability to get out of trouble because he knows when to make a big pitch to get a ground ball for a double play or get that big strikeout with a man on third. That's why he's 20-4.

He had a good breaking pitch going, and he kept us off balance. He totally dominated us.

He had a couple good innings, then his pitch count got a little elevated and we were hoping that he could get through six. He found a second wind and he got through seven and eight.

He had a blister that was heating up in the sixth inning. Hopefully, he'll get to the point where he can go another inning, but between the blister and his pitch count, we wanted to be careful.

He doesn't say it, but it's on our minds. The thing is he wants to pitch as many innings as he can to win.

He doesn't get rattled or caught up in the game itself. He just kind of goes with the flow, and patience is one of his strong points. He'll get teed off when he knows he had a pitch he should have hit, or not made a play he should have made, but his focus is very good.

He got his work in and his pitch count up. He moved along the process of building arm strength.

He got a pitch out over the plate -- probably a mistake -- and I hit it on a line. Hit it high here, and it's not going to go.

He got a pitch in on Carlos that Carlos hit out of the park, and Billy drove a pitch out over the plate, but other than that we couldn't muster much offense off him.

He goes through spurts where he'll pitch like that, and then he'll just overthrow and he can't find the strike zone. Nobody knows why, but when he's on, he's awful tough.

He feels like it's a pitch he can use.

He gave me a good pitch and I hit a double -- it was my best at-bat of the day.

He doesn't usually pitch that much. But he came to play tonight and really came up big.

He does not hang around and I don't think the pitch conditions or situation dictates the way he plays. He is a natural aggressive player who can turn the game around.

He looks much better. I talked to him and told him to pitch just like he pitched at Triple-A.

He made a pitch for why he would be good in leadership.

He made a mistake pitch and a clutch hitter took advantage. He did some good things and then he made a mistake.

He looked like a 20-game winner today. He really did. He can't pitch any better than he did today.

He'll probably pitch as much as he would if he was in Spring Training.

He'll pitch at least one simulated game and probably a 'B' game. We want to get him to the 50- to 55-pitch level before he leaves.

He may not pitch in the normal five-day turn, but I'm pretty sure it hasn't been decided what will happen the next time around.

He never threw to the same spot twice, never threw the same pitch twice. You go up there just trying to put the ball in play.

He'll go. If he can go with a torn ligament, he can pitch with this. He's as tough as they come.

He needs to show he can pitch an entire season without being injured. Pitching 180 innings in the minor leagues is a steppingstone to pitching 200 in the major leagues.

He needs to pitch like a fifth-year senior for us.

He needs three pitches. At times, we've seen a Major League breaking ball, but it's hard to develop a third pitch in that role. He's a three-pitch guy.

He loves to pitch in, and you could tell the Dodgers hitters weren't able to swing. I want to be able to call a Pelfrey into my office four to five starts from now to say, 'Hey, you're going to the big leagues.' That's what it's all about.

He might jump right in and be able to take off. If you don't have an injury, you can get ready a lot quicker. ... I might look back at the first part of the season and say, 'Well, we needed another five days.' Right now, I don't know. We'll get him to pitch even if it's over in the Minor Leagues. If he ends up being the better candidate, he moves to the head of the class.

This was not so much about his stuff but how well he commanded the strike zone, that he had no discomfort and that he got his pitch count up. The answers were yes, yes and yes. . . . He earned an opportunity to really throw his hat in the ring (for the fifth starter spot).

Whatever the pitch we must ensure we play good cricket on all five days. It is an important series and we would like to do well.

Whatever role they have for me is fine. I just wanted to prove to myself that I could pitch at this level.

The people who are burdened are the lawyers. Who are you talking to? Normally you would pitch your whole argument to her. You know the court is going to change.

We talked about that. I told her you can't pitch to her (because) if she gets a pitch around the plate, she can do something with it. (Gilmore) tried to get it up but she didn't get it up high enough.

We've been waiting three years to pull out a good draw and Everton or Chelsea will be fantastic. Off the pitch it means about a million pounds for us. On the pitch it's a great opportunity for my young players to test themselves against Premiership opposition.

We just haven't put it all together in the same game. If we pitch well, we don't hit. If we hit well, we don't play good defense. One of the three phases of the game has let us down for one reason or another. If we can get it all in the same game, we'll be as good as anyone else out there, we just have to make it happen.

We're on the same page with pitch selection. It's been fantastic.

We're one pitch away from being swept -- that's a big two-game swing,

When he was 2 years old, we used to pitch to him in the kitchen. But he was hitting the ball too hard. He got too strong, so we had to take him out to the backyard.

When he's making his pitches, nobody's getting a good, good swing and they're not hitting the ball on the barrel, ... I mean, he's beating them in, he's throwing his cutters and curveballs, and throwing the first pitch for strikes. It's awesome.

We've got to try and come out ready to play everyday. I just don't think we came out with the intensity on every pitch and every ground ball. In every aspect of the game it was almost like slow motion.

We've got to pitch well to keep the team in the game, and lately we've been doing that. I've had a tendency to give up runs early in the game, but if I can get away from that, I'm usually all right. They're a good hitting team, so you've just got to keep the ball down.

We can choose to play two spinners if the pitch looks like it will offer them something, or we can play four bowlers with Watson providing a fifth option,

He relies mostly on his fastball and slider. He has a curve and a change-up, but doesn't get a chance to throw them because his role has been to come in and throw hard for one inning. Right now he's doing what he has to do (in Fresno) and he has a good chance to pitch with the Giants this season.

Here in the body pent, / Absent from Him I roam, / Yet nightly pitch my moving tent / A day's march nearer home.

Having to pitch your whole career in New York and be successful, that has to amount to something, ... I can't go back and play, but to go back in a capacity as a pitching coach and become part of the organization again, it's a great honor and a great challenge. I think it's going to be fun.

Gus battled through it. I think he'd rather pitch in a tight game. He doesn't like the comfortable lead.

Had he gone into the training program that we had for him, we weren't going to pitch him in a game until March 25 or so. And all of this got accelerated for the sake of Mexico. We question their team trainers and how they handled our player.

He's a big, strong, athletic kid. He's got a good fastball with excellent movement and good sink. He's got a major-league slider. Obviously, the stuff is there and the ability is there. He needs to pitch a little bit more and get consistent outings.

He's a durable, 200-inning guy and gives us four starters capable of 180 to 220 innings. He has more upside than he's shown. In his two years with the Giants, many of his starts he had the best stuff on the staff. If he has the support of a solid club behind him and run support, he'll pitch better, with more confidence. The right manager and the right staff in place will bring it out of him.

He's a good pitcher, ... But you always feel like you have a good chance against the guy. He's not overpowering. He has to pitch to get outs, and he lost his command a little bit in that one inning.

He's a good hitter. You put it where a guy like him likes it you're going to pay the price. We didn't pitch him very well. Our approach was to work him away, work him off-speed and elevate the ball. We just didn't elevate it enough.

He's aggressive with his fastball. He doesn't pitch to the park, kind of the same mentality I take out. When you're at Coors Field, you can't just say, 'I'm going to do something different.' You can't change the type of pitcher you are, you just have to go out there, be aggressive, and make your pitches. He made some great pitches today.

Going out there I think he was at 76 pitches. I told him he was one over 75, we'll take him up to 80. I told him to work the middle and pitch to contact.

He said it bothered him a little bit in San Francisco and then he felt it in his next start. (Trainer Jeff Cooper) thinks he?ll be fine to pitch again this season, but we aren?t sure when.

He's always a person that people are trying to pitch around. He's his own worst enemy at times. When he can focus on doing the little things in the game, he's a terrific player. He's been very solid for us and his leadership has been tremendous.

He's got legitimate stuff. He's got all the tools. He'll probably pitch once a week hopefully not against us.

He's got every pitch. And he executes every pitch he's got.

He's just got to be consistent. In order to pitch in the big leagues, you've got to be consistent.

He's a very inspired choice for a movie like this because he's very specific and precise and he's very psychologically clear. And for a movie like this, which you could do very bombastically -- a big, crash-bang-wallop thriller -- you knew that he would pitch it so that everything would be very objective and clear.