Chris Maloney Quotations

He's just got to keep getting better, keep improving. He's had a lot of RBIs, but I think he would be the first to tell you that he's missed some he should have gotten. Maybe he could be a little more consistent in that area, by picking up the cheapies with men on third and less than two outs.

He could play up there, and he'll get the chance next year. I knew he had a chance to become a great hitter, and he's made some great strides this year to become a great hitter.

I think we've got a good club. I think we're going to have a good offensive club. Potentially, we've got some really good starting pitching and good arms in the bullpen. It's a good-looking club.

Last season left a bad taste in his mouth, I'm sure. He's got a good taste now.

I thought he was thinking too much, trying to be too precise and just couldn't get it going.

Those guys have been very, very good down there. That's baseball. You have to play nine (innings) and give credit to (Tulsa) for not rolling over with two outs in the eighth.

Both those guys earned the right to be there. They played well in spring training.

Both of those guys are really swinging a nice bat for us. They've really been locked in from the start.

(Russ) made a couple of mistakes and they made him pay for it. He got under a few balls, I thought. But he's going to pitch good for us.