Quotes about mound
ball hard hit league lost maybe mound side
We've always said that's probably the widest mound in the league ? and maybe all of baseball. I really think the mound is too wide. That ball by Heintz was hit hard and then it hit the side of the mound. But that's not what lost us the game.
dictate knows mound needs ready schedules wants whatever
We're going to let Pedro pretty much dictate when he's ready to get on the mound or do whatever he wants to do. We're going to let him take his time. He's a veteran. He knows what he needs to do. We don't need to put any schedules on him because that can always change. Willie Randolph
command good mound swing swings three total
Woodall was outstanding. He had total command of the mound and three pitches. They got one good swing on him, but other than that, they didn't take any good swings at him.
best contract mound pitchers smart
We've got him on a one-year contract and we need to be smart about how we use him. But we feel like when he's on the mound he can be one of the very best pitchers in baseball.
mound roller
The Orioles' Dick Hall comes off the mound like a drunk kangaroo on roller skates. Joe Garagiola
bats great guys left mound putting swinging
We did get some hits, but we left guys on base. We're just not swinging the bats the way we need to. But everyone we're putting out there on the mound is doing a great job.
bryant chance good great mound stuff whenever win
Whenever you have Bryant on the mound he is going to give us a chance to win because he is a great competitor. He's had his good stuff the whole year.
ability goes key mound pitcher says speaking supposed telling
When he goes to the mound and says something to a pitcher, he's speaking from experience. He's telling the pitcher what he's supposed to feel like, because he's been out there in key situations. He has the ability to get that across. Joe Torre
behind defense four last mound sharp three tremendous
Nicole's been really sharp on the mound in her last three or four outings, and the defense was just tremendous behind her today.
fort games mound move pitching played reasons wayne ways whatever
One of the reasons I wanted to move him was that he wasn't pitching enough. We played 10 games in Fort Wayne or whatever it was, and he's been on the mound (four) times. We have to find ways to get him out there.
deciding game mound pitcher playoffs staff wants
I wouldn't want it any other way. If it's the game deciding if we're going to go to the playoffs or not, I want to be out on the mound just like every other pitcher on this staff wants to be out on the mound. Jason Vargas
ball heck job mound settled struggled thomas threw
I wouldn't have put Thomas on the mound if I didn't think he could get the job done for us. Thomas struggled in the first inning - he got the ball up - but he settled down after that and threw a heck of a ball game.
backed came delay effort gave great hits kim mound pleased rain ready runs
I was pleased with how we executed and came out ready to play after the rain delay. Kim gave us great effort on the mound and we backed her up with the hits and runs we needed.
box command felt indicative mound pleased score
I was pleased with his mound presence. I think he felt in command the whole time. The box score was not indicative of that, but he didn't give up a run.
allow bit himself mound pace pick pitch rhythm work
He's got to pitch with a little bit more mound presence. He's got to pick his pace up a little bit and allow himself to get into a rhythm and work faster.
definitely dominant mound
He was definitely dominant on the mound today.
calm kid king mound people time
He was the king of the mound today. He was a very calm kid out there. Right now he's overpowering people with his fastball. There's going to be a time when he's going to have to go to the other pitches. And he will. Felipe Alou
decision felt hitters mound pitch ready seen sure thrown worried
He hasn't made a decision yet but he's going to have to get up on the mound pretty quick. I wouldn't want him to go pitch if he hasn't seen any hitters or thrown all his pitches. I'm not worried yet. He said he felt better today. But I'm not sure he's ready to get on the mound.
basically covers gets helps himself mound plays quickly
He has basically unhittable stuff. But he helps himself with the way he plays defense. He gets off the mound quickly and covers a lot of ground. Greg Dobbs
against blowing gave good hard hitting mound nice wind
He did a nice job. We pitched well, gave up some hits, but the wind was blowing out and it was a hard infield so it was fast, I thought we did well on the mound against a good hitting team.
along behind defense fine happened hit job last men mound pitchers pitching plays ready spots staff team time type
He did a fine job on the mound and our defense did the job behind him. I've told these young men all along our pitching staff isn't going to be the type to just overpower a team and they have to be ready to make that big play at any time for this team to be successful. Our pitchers know if they hit their spots and have control, our defense is able to make plays and that's what happened last night.
anytime battles chance goes good hard mound strikes throws
He goes out there, throws strikes and really battles hard on the mound. We know anytime that D.J. is on the mound we have a good chance to win.
couple guys looked lost mound sharp
He looked sharp tonight. We just wanted to see a couple other guys on the mound and lost it late.
building looked mound next ok pick time today
He looked OK for where we are. We'll pick it up next time and keep building on it. Today was just to get him on the mound and get him going.
catcher forget game guy handle knows last late majors mound rang thinking true year
He makes me feel more comfortable on the mound than any other catcher ever has. For a guy who hasn't been in the majors very long, he's very knowledgeable. There was a game late last year when I was struggling. He told me in the dugout, 'Just forget about the mechanics, just go out there and compete.' Now, I'm a guy who's always thinking about mechanics, but that rang true for me that day. He knows how to handle pitchers. Jeff Francis
building hopefully mound
He'll get off the mound here shortly. We're building it up and hopefully it's not too long before he's real comfortable off the mound.
cover create mound moved situations tried
He moved around pretty well. It wasn't in a game-like situation, but we tried to create some situations where he had to get off the mound and cover bases, and everything went pretty well. Clint Hurdle
adequately baseball came determine good mound somebody threw walk
He came out healthy. We'll see how he is tomorrow. That will determine what we do next. He threw the baseball adequately for somebody who has been out a month. The good thing is he didn't have to walk off the mound with a strain. Curt Young
against care compete definitely flow game gets juices mound spring time today training
Today is the first game of many. It definitely gets your juices going. I don't care even if it is a spring training game, you still get those butterflies and those competitive juices that flow through you every time you take the mound and compete against other players. Dan Wheeler
couple good guys looking mound
When he's on the mound, we're a pretty good team. We're looking for a couple other guys we can put on the mound so we can be that good as well.
himself mound time tough zone
When he's down in the zone he's really tough to hit. He went through a tough time but he was tough enough to keep himself on the mound and really battle. Victor Martinez
against atmosphere fire freshmen future good mound people throw
We've got to throw the freshmen into the fire because they're going to be very good before it's over. I know they're our future on the mound and they're only going to get better by going out against good people in a regional-type atmosphere like we'll see this weekend.
across ball hand knows mound rare slowly wiped
I got the ball and calmly got off the mound and just wiped my hand slowly across my face. It's so rare (to see a ball called), because one knows you can't put your hand in your mouth. How can he think I'd do that? Wandy Rodriguez