Tony Russa
Tony Russa
coming great himself shape situation slow
He got himself into great shape coming into camp. He's not in a situation where he has to slow this down or that down.
becomes build bullpen guys legitimate unless
You can't have an outstanding bullpen without an outstanding closer, unless one of those guys in your legitimate bullpen becomes a closer. You build it around your closer.
faster question session
See, that's the kind of question that will end the session faster than a pause. You got something else you want to ask? That thing was over the day after, wasn't it? There was nothing that happened.
describe loss lost memory top tough
This is one where you'll be lost for words. No thoughts, no description of the game. ... I'm at a loss to describe it, man. There's a new memory for new Busch. ... It'll be tough to top that one.
falls good pitcher remember saw seeing stuff time year
And then the other stuff falls into place. As you saw there, that's what he's been doing all year long. I can't remember seeing a pitcher all the years that I've managed that has been so good every time out.
albert ball balls gone hit track warning
The ball Albert hit would've gone out anywhere. There weren't balls that were hit to the warning track that did not go out that would have gone out in other ballparks. I think it's going to play like the other one.
consistent definitely five seen tools year
He definitely has five tools and every year I've seen a more consistent guy.
frustrated happy upset
Nobody's more frustrated or upset than he is. He's not a happy camper.
date definite
He's improving, more and more, but there's no definite date yet.
balls breaking couple extra gave mistakes runs
Look at the runs he gave up, they were two breaking balls over the plate, ... He made a couple of breaking ball mistakes and that's two extra runs.
atlanta boston good people quite
He'll be very good for the Atlanta Braves. He didn't quite jell in that Boston situation, but he can play anywhere. So many people have exaggerated that year.
good plate serious several slice
Any way you slice it, he was outstanding. There were several times when there was some serious thump at the plate and he made good pitches.
abuse cardinals count last lost quality team time won
I count that as a quality start. Sometimes you can abuse the stats. Our team won the game, when's the last time the Cardinals lost when he started? That's a better stat.
bought buying pitcher point
That's the kind of pitcher he is. We were buying outs at that point in the game, and he bought them all.