Brian Graham
Brian Graham
game great guy kids learning lessons played
What a great thing to have your first-year kids learning lessons from a guy who played the game like that.
endured nice players
They've endured the call-ups, the injuries, and the players who have come up from Double-A to Indianapolis have done a nice job,
composure experience goes great mature player spot terms time
He is very mature in terms of his poise, his composure and the way he goes about his business. Any time a young player can get this kind of experience to kind of expedite his development, it's a great spot for him.
cares confidence guy mike
Mike Johnston is a competitor. He's a guy that cares about his job. I have confidence that he's going to get back to the big leagues.
batting best decide fits gotten guy hits matter slot
This guy does a lot of things well. We have to decide where he fits best and where his best development slot is. It's not a matter of where he plays. It's gotten down to a matter of where he hits in the batting order.
command meaning pitches plan recognize strike swings zone
Eldred has a much better plan this year. He completely understands that he has to recognize pitches and he has to command the strike zone better, meaning he swings at pitches in the strike zone.
baseman chance class earned everyday exactly hit last level needs shown third
Jose Bautista needs at-bats. He's shown he has that power, that he can hit at Class AA, which was exactly the right level for him last year. If he does the same thing in Indianapolis this year, then he's earned the chance to be the everyday third baseman in Pittsburgh.
falling high pressure putting stepped
I think they stepped it up, and we didn't. They were putting high pressure on us, and we were just falling back.
adjust good purpose teachings
You just have to know something like that to have a good at-bat in that situation. Our purpose in doing this is to see where they are and adjust our teachings accordingly.
arms bit great scary stop
We've got some great arms in this organization. It's a little bit scary if you stop and think about it.
catching felt hitting pay player price situation small
We felt that because of our own catching situation and this was a left-hand hitting catcher, that if he was healthy, it's a very small price to pay to get a player who could potentially be a big leaguer some day.
dribble good letting
We were just letting (Montoya) dribble through the middle, which was bad. He was a good player.