Tony Russa
Tony Russa
defense night runs saved stood win
We saved runs all night long. That's the way you had to win that game, because they had so many opportunities. Our defense stood out.
decisions hoped
You hoped it would be complicated. We're going to have some decisions to make, which is good.
crowd due few glasses goes kept nobody saw turned walked
Well, Maddux was due up to sign, and we kept asking, 'Maddux is due, he goes on in a few minutes. Where's Greg? Where's Greg.' And we turned around, and he's there. He had come up, his glasses on, and he walked right through the crowd and nobody saw that it was Greg Maddux. He didn't put on any airs. He was so natural.
baseball celebrate magic number october officially seem understand
We understand we're officially in October baseball. It just doesn't seem right to celebrate when your magic number is one.
game pitching
We're going to go game-to-game, series-to-series. We'll see if we think our pitching is vulnerable.
hoping slips sure
We're going to talk, and we're going to make sure that nothing slips through the cracks. Scott is really important, and we're hoping that what he's done is not too much too soon. That's why it's important we talk.
care finish great line mostly october ready rotation soon start trying turns
We're mostly try to get to the finish line first, as soon as possible, then if we can do that, we're going to try to get to October as ready as we can. We're not trying to make a start for Anthony Reyes. We're trying to take care of those two priorities. If it turns out that we want to lengthen out the rotation for some reason, Anthony's a great guy.
against compete plan talk
We're just going to compete against him. There really is no secret. If we had a plan, we wouldn't talk about it. But there is no plan with him.
absolutely club great hard mentally physically worked
We worked hard to get here. Our club has been so relentless, and we're in a great position. ... The club has been absolutely relentless, and as strong-minded as you can be. This club is mentally and physically very, very tough.
against pitch
When he makes pitches, he can pitch against anybody. When he doesn't, he's vulnerable.
compliment compliments gave hoping last
When I gave that compliment last year, ... I was hoping that he was going to retire.
last player plenty position sure three weeks
We know him and technically a position player can get here the last two or three weeks and that's plenty of camp. I'm sure he's been working.
depend pieces remind
There are a lot of pieces that remind you of the old Busch. There's enough there to remind you of the old Busch. And a lot of it will depend on how we play.
challenges division happen hardest qualify regular win
There are two challenges for a club, the first is the regular season, a six-month grind. So if you happen to win your division and qualify for October, I think that is the hardest thing to do.