Felipe Alou Pit Quotations

I feel even if we don't win another game, we beat Superman in the ninth inning. The kind of pitcher (Hoffman) is, probably the game is over.

He's pitching as well as he did three years ago, maybe better.

He was a strong pitcher when he left the game. That wasn't a fact last year at this time. It was a very encouraging outing.

I believe he'll pitch very well for us next summer. There are similarities with Eyre -- that same lefty mentality with a nasty slider.

I believe Schmitty has really, really become a complete pitcher. He can pitch when he has real good stuff or what he had (Saturday). ... He still got a couple of punch-outs (six over five innings). That should tell him that he doesn't need to throw his fastball past everybody.

I believe Schmitty has really become a complete pitcher. He can pitch with really good stuff or what he had yesterday, control.

Most teams know Barry didn't play a lot in spring training. They want to find out how he's swinging the bat. The only way to do that is to pitch to him.

We had to get him in the game -- we gotta pitch him.

They want to make it tough for him. I'm not saying it's intentional, I'm just saying they won't give him a pitch to hit.

I'm glad for Tyler. He's in the big leagues. He's getting a shot at pitching more innings.

I'm glad for Tyler. He's in the big leagues and he gets a shot at pitching more innings than he did with us. I believe he needed to pitch more, and that would not have been the situation here.

If they pitch to him, he's going to swing a good bat. I'd pitch to him if the game doesn't mean anything. ... The fact he told me to leave it the way it is, 'cleanup,' tells me he's ready to compete out there.

You talk about a guy being on the bubble. (But) we want starting pitchers to be able to pitch (in the spring) even if they're going to give up runs.

Our starting pitching wasn't what we thought. (Jason) Schmidt started opening day. Kirk Rueter was the second day. Then (Brett) Tomko, then Lowry. Then the whole picture changed. Rueter's not even here now. Tomko is in the bullpen twice. Lowry is our No. 2, and we don't have a No. 3. We have three children we could throw in any order.

It happens -- but it's a rare occasion for a pitcher of that stature.

I know one thing. When this thing is over, some of our guys will know what a double-play pitch looks like.

We have no control on what's going to happen. He could be acquired by another team or he could just walk away from us. That would be a setback for us, because we know he is capable of pitching well, and he could end up doing it for someone else.

He is the only pitcher I went (behind the cage) to see. I hope he didn't mind that.

When the good teams played they were very close games. Pitching dominated. When that happens anyone, including the U.S., can get beat. I believe that if it happens again with this kind of tournament, some of the people including the players who didn't believe it was serious will have to believe now that it is serious.

We want starting pitchers to be able to pitch (in the spring), even if they're going to give up runs. We want to get away from the trap we were in last year with a lot of three- and four-inning starts.

He hasn't been a very successful guy, but I like the movement of his fastball. I believe SBC Park will be an excellent place to pitch. He'll gain confidence and be a better pitcher there.

Mo's really not getting many pitches to hit. He doesn't have the patience of Barry Bonds .

Mo's really not getting many pitches to hit, ... He doesn't have the patience of Barry Bonds.

(Bench coach) Ron Wotus gives me all the pitches each guy has thrown over the last five days, ... We have a form attached to the lineup card. ... There have been some times a guy gets up even two or three times and doesn't get in the game. We don't forget about that.

We're not going to have him throw just eight pitches in 10 days. We've got to do something to fix that situation.

His delivery kind of left him for one pitch or two, but then he got it back. That's a good sign. With him, he's either good or bad, and today he was able to address his problem. Before, if he got a bad hitter or two, things got out of hand.

I've seen him pitch a lot. He looks stronger physically from what I've seen and seems to be throwing harder. He's (looking) a lot better.

I'm afraid so. They won't give him a pitch to hit.

I'm afraid for many reasons I don't want to discuss now. They won't give him pitches to hit.

He's thrown a lot of pitches all year. I'm worried a bit about him, just personally.

The pitch he struck out on was low. Nobody was going to hit that pitch. Some umpires need to learn the strike zone, too.

They pitched to Barry with a guy throwing 98, 97 mph. ...If that guy doesn't pitch to him, who will?