For me, it's all about the first 81 games. It's by then that you know what the team has for the most part. If you get to 81 games with a decent record, the confidence grows. You start winning games you're not supposed to win.
The thing about a team like the Royals is that eventually they have to win,
It's going to be a tough month, a tough first six weeks. But you've got to play these teams sometimes, and now is a good time to see where we're at. You can always catch fire.
We think we're a better team than we've shown this month.
Teams like Kansas City coming in here are scary, ... Eventually, they have to win. You just hope it's not you.
They threw three pitchers at us this weekend who didn't miss a spot in three days. If they did, we fouled it back. When a team collectively doesn't hit like this, you can be pretty sure it's the pitching.
I'm getting consistent at the plate. I'm starting to see teams for the second and third times. I'm settling in. I think it's working.
This way, we're getting an actual day off. It's a long season. Some teams kill themselves traveling on the off day. It'll be a long day (Sunday), but we should be ready to go (today).
It's unbelievable. He's been great. Every team has one or two guys who can stop those three- or four-game losing streaks. He's certainly that type of pitcher who can just stop a bad time.