Tony Russa
Tony Russa
defends nice runs understand
I think he runs well, I understand he defends well and he's got a nice stroke. I think that's enough. He has some credentials and he competes.
allowed hard healthy hitting run
He hasn't been declared healthy yet. He's working hard everyday. He's hitting everyday. He's just not allowed to run or jump.
guys hang hung limit runs
Hung in there? You don't just hang in there when you limit them to two runs with all those opportunities. When he had guys on base, he was outstanding.
defends nice runs talented understand
I think he's a talented guy. I think he runs well. I understand he defends well, he has a nice stroke. That's enough. All I know is it's 2006 and he has a chance.
albert baseball forever history home run
Forever now, as long as baseball history is repeated, that home run is going to be part of history and Albert will have his place in it.
depends dominant guy hit home offensive played player runs
A guy like that, could he do enough to be the dominant player at the position? Depends on what kind of offensive player he becomes. He's got a live bat. He could hit 15, 20 home runs if he played every day. He's just got to find a way to do it.
drama foul heroic home hurt incredibly pitches run saw understanding
I think my first understanding of the significance of Gibson's home run is the drama of what he did that day, as hurt as he was, that being his only at-bat. And if you saw him foul those pitches off and how gimpy he was, it was an incredibly heroic kind of at-bat, if you can use hero in sports,
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.
figure john stuff
There's a lot of stuff (left to figure out). It's not just John Rodriguez.
developing leagues minor wins
I actually think the wins in the minor leagues are more meaningful. You're developing prospects.
league major pitches three throws
He throws strikes, has three pitches -- and his three pitches are major league caliber.
feature guys role
Our role guys have become our feature players.
attached cheers fans hard legitimate lose million people picked points says somebody someplace team works
Then there's a consequence because that'll be picked up someplace and it'll get attached to him some and he'll lose some points with legitimate fans and people in uniforms. It's a shame. How about how hard he works every day? How he cheers for his team when he's 0 for four? And all these other million things he does right? Somebody says he lingers at the plate? That's real tired.
face lead ninth
Have the lead before you face the ninth inning,