Jim Hickey
Jim Hickey
checked dave hard pain time
He's fine. It's not an issue. I checked with him and Dave (Labossiere, the trainer). He was in no pain. He was just tight. He had a hard time getting loose.
close last pitching ready since start time
It's the first time he's pitched this long into the season. He's close to 200 innings. It's nothing really unusual. Since the start in Chicago, he's been fine. He's ready to roll. He's done pretty good, considering he was pitching in Double-A last year.
member senior time
It's simple. Wheeler's got more time in the big leagues. He's got seniority. We do it by the hierarchy, and Wheeler's the senior member of the club.
couple decision golden next opportunity
I think it's the most important decision we have left. It's a golden opportunity these next couple of weeks.
surprised
I wouldn't be surprised at all if he starts,
baseball guys member order seniority trying wheels
We're trying to get those guys that are part of the (World Baseball Classic) out of here early, so we do it in order of seniority and hierarchy, and Wheels is a senior member of the club.
begin grand guys homes imagine lived seen small
There are some guys down there I have no idea about. They lived in small homes that weren't all that sturdy to begin with. I haven't seen much about Grand Isle on television. I would imagine it's not even there, but I don't know.
correct good guys job problem seeing
He makes my job a lot easier. He's very in-tune with what guys should be doing and he's very good at seeing it. A lot of times, he'll correct the problem and get him back on the right track.
bump feels speed
We've been through so much already, it feels like a speed bump right now,
aware gets gone hate innings pitcher relief seen somebody
What we've seen out of Carlos has been very encouraging. I hate to see somebody who's not a relief pitcher be gone 14 to 17 or 18 days. But if gets some innings and he's impressive, we'll be really aware of what he does.
bullpen good kids maybe pay tough work
We got some kids in the bullpen some good work in a tough situation. Maybe that will pay off down the road.
andy history promised ready sending
Andy is ready to do anything that will get us to the promised land, ... I know what Andy's history is in the postseason and I'd feel very comfortable sending him out there.
left opportunity starts three understand
They all kind of wallowed around there for a little bit. But I think they all understand there's only two or three starts left and they've got the opportunity of a lifetime.
absolutely couple door last room somebody until
There's absolutely room for somebody to show something. Up until these last couple of outings, the door is open.