Phil Garner Quotations | Page 4

I also like the idea of having Bagwell in there, too. . . . There will be a lot of that grinding going on to consider what it's going to be.

He wants to and I want him to, ... I think he'd just like to know where he stands. He needs to be on the mound to see where he is.

He was better than anybody I had on my Detroit staff. He could have helped us.

He did OK, probably a little better than I expected for his first time out. He's a notoriously slow starter anyway, so I thought he was OK, pretty good.

He could have taken the rest of the year just to rehab, which is probably a lot of the advice that he had received. He decided that he was going to push it a little bit and try to come back this year, just in case.

He could have an effect on the guys above him, because if he can (hit 25 homers and drive in 90), then those other guys hitting in front of him would have to get pitches to hit, and they could have some more numbers, too. If he produces like we think he can, it gives you four guys in the middle of the lineup, and you can't sneak though it. Somebody is going to get you.

He didn't go to his mouth on the mound. He was simply sweating profusely on his face and was wiping it away.

He deserves that. Not only does he deserve it, that's the right thing for us to do in that situation. And that's what we've done.

He certainly didn't hurt his chances. His last two outings, he showed an air of confidence.

He just wanted to go out and throw the ball over the plate. That's what he did. He didn't throw too many breaking balls. He just threw some fastballs. He got them where he wanted them.