Famous Quotes & Sayings

I thought we pitched two good games. We were able to swing the bats a little better and put some pressure on the other team.

I thought we hit him (Todd) well. We swung the bats well in the second game, but we just left too many men on base.

I thought that we swung the bats better tonight. We also did a great job with our short game and we pitched through some adversity. We are starting to defend the field better, which is critical to being a good club.

I thought that we did a decent job. We've just got to make sure that we're on our game defensively and that we're communicating well with each other. I was proud of what they did. We've just got to make sure that our bats are on for our next game.

I think that we can win eight of our next ten games. We can do this because I see the bats coming alive. Its going to be like a light switch for the team producing runs.

I think we're going to try and give them different looks and hopefully give them three different pitchers so that they're not going to be able to gauge their bats on who's pitching.

I was a little worried after the first inning when we scored two runs, but we left a runner on third with no outs, and they came back to tie it up. I thought our kids, especially Anderson, really settled down and gave a chance to get it back with the bats later on.

Right now, our bats are not there. We haven't picked it up. We do have some dangerous bats in the lineup, and when we get it going we can help out our pitchers. We can be a dangerous team.

Pitman is finding their bats and starting to hit the ball. I think we are just battling some demons (on offense) right now that we just need to let go.

Our offense has really come around. We're swinging the bats well and getting good at-bats. When we get runs on, we're driving them in.

I am here to get ready for the season. My main objective is to throw good pitches. I want the guys to swing the bats and hit the ball. I was really happy for a while there, the fact I was getting ahead.

Hopefully we can stay consistent with defense, pitching, and team unity. Also if our bats can continue to get hot, we should be able to stay competitive.

We looked real slow with the bats tonight. Being outside for the first time with live pitching, that was a tell-tale sign.

I think the guys came together. We are starting to swing the bats a little bit.

I thought, by the end of the game, we were swinging the bats as good as we have all year. And considering we just came back from spring break, that's a good sign.

This was a good win for us, even though our bats cooled off significantly. We failed to make some adjustments until late in the game, but we wanted to go into the vacation week at 3-0, and we accomplished that goal.

Don Mattingly

I like being close to the bats.

Andrew Flintoff

I'm not someone who needs to bat and bat to be in form.

That was a much better game, offensively. We swung the bats well enough to keep us in the game and we made the plays when we needed too. Timely hitting is what is going to win games. We got the timely hits when we needed them.

That's two in a row. Hopefully we can spread 'em out and get the bats going at home.

Jay Payton

That's been our problem pretty much down the stretch. We haven't been able to capitalize on opportunities. That's why we're five games back instead of even, because we're not swinging the bats a little better.

That's been our key all year. Our defense has kept us in games and our bats have won them for us.

I was optimistic going in after the week of practice that we had. I thought we were more comfortable offensively. We swung the bats better, and hopefully things will continue in that direction.

We played pretty well. We swung the bats really well, especially in the second game. We scored six runs early and put pressure on them.

Craig Biggio

Obviously, we had some pretty big bats last year. But this year's lineup isn't so bad, either.

Obviously we had a lot of walks in those middle innings. I still look at five runs after two and you should still produce a few more. If I look at it from our team's perspective, we've got to put some more at bats together.

Larry Parrish

Obviously we're not swinging the bats good right now. And when you don't swing the bats good, it takes away from the energy of the club.

Somebody knew somebody in Syracuse and we got a bunch of busted bats and lathed them down and presto, belay pins.

She has shown us from the beginning of the season that she is able to do that. Even though she bats ninth, that doesn't mean anything. She's a hitter.

Shane really gutted it out. That is the longest he has pitched for us and we had him for 75 pitches. Give him a lot of credit for gutting it out and being very effective. That was a huge factor for us to have him come in and shut them (Phantoms) down. They swing the bats well.

Travis Hafner

Since we've been home, it's only been the one game where we scored any runs. We're missing out on a lot of chances and not hitting with men in scoring position. Everybody is frustrated that we're not swinging the bats better.

(Lee) threw his fastball well. They swung the bats well still but Lee did a good job.

Nick Johnson

We're just trying to get ready for the season. Try to stay healthy, get your work in. We just need to get the bats going. It's been a while.