Howie Hewitt Quotations

He didn't want to come out and we didn't want to take him out. He works his rear end off.

He didn't play that much and he was really a skinny kid. He had the natural tools. He had good size, he could run ? stuff I'm sure the Yankees saw over time when others maybe didn't. But you couldn't tell.

I take the blame for it in the first half. I was very emotional. The way things were going, I wasn't pleased.

That competition has helped us. We'll be as prepared as we can be, but the time off will really help us, too. We needed a rest.

It feels great. I'm really, really happy for the kids.

You always think you can win every game, but after last season making the tournament is our objective at this point. Jason is good enough to beat anybody.

We're not beating that team if they're shooting like that . . . they play hard. I was very pleased with our kids, though. They surely didn't back down or give in.

Brad couldn't have rolled it out there better. But we got a couple guys on with some hits and some walks and we put ourselves in a position to win. I think that was a really good first victory.

I've never coached or played a game that I've felt that way. Too many coaches and athletes tend to take that side, that it just isn't their day. I say make it your day.

(Proctor) is 100 percent every pitch, every at bat. He's a great guy to have at the plate in that situation.

They had more bodies to throw at us, seasoned guys. I hope by the middle of next year we're close to where those guys are.

Aaron understands the game of basketball and his role on the team. He has been an important part of the team's success. Aaron is a fierce competitor who leads by example.

I told the kids I was proud of them. I don't think losing is part of their thought process. I don't mean that from a boastful standpoint. They just feel as long as there's time left, there's an opportunity to win.

They'll be back playing, but you have to reward the people who have been here.

I'm confident we can play with them. We learned a lot from playing Windsor and East Hartford. We learned lot about what we can do and perhaps should do.

I think our inexperience and our youth is really starting to catch up with us a little bit. Proctor will be ready to go.

He's very good. He made two 3-pointers that were at least 28 feet. He handles the ball well and makes everybody around him better.