Tony Russa
Tony Russa
avoid bad concerned front half kept lose pushing second starting stretch though
We've been really concerned the whole second half that a stretch of bad play was right in front of us and I think that's kept us pushing and we've been able to avoid it. I don't want to lose that concern even though we're starting to get healthy.
against couple earlier games happens middle second washington year
This is how he pitched earlier in the year. He just got into a funk. It happens to pitchers, it happens to hitters, it happens to defenders. And in the middle of that funk, he had a couple of games like this. Against Washington and today, this was the way he was earlier in the year. This is just his second year in the rotation; he's still learning.
checked half numbers question raised second somebody wears
Somebody raised a question that he wears down in the second half and I checked the stats. His numbers are better in the second half.
best both excited guys outfield playing second tomorrow
I'm just excited that both of the guys are playing well. That's the best part about second base. The thing about Luna is he's got so much versatility. He can play in the outfield tomorrow if we really want him to.
david gets second talked
I just talked to Scott about his first at-bat, and he's not just going to take. If David gets on second base, he'll go to right field.
baseball best came competition cuba fans good japan korea league major position powers
I think there was very little good that came of it from the major league side. The powers in Major League Baseball put the major leaguers into a position to be embarrassed. Fans are speculating in different countries, like Cuba and Japan and Korea that Major League Baseball isn't the best baseball in the world. I think it is, if the competition is fair.
frustrated process sat scratched
I sat down with him right away, and I think he was as frustrated as we were. He was working to try and get there. The process was difficult. But he has been working. So we scratched his sideline.
applaud average batting best cool five game history huge league major saw talking whether
When you're talking about the best first five years in major league history, how's that not huge? Whether it's 100 RBIs, the .300 batting average or 30 homers, it's huge ... it's historic. We're not going to be cool about that one. We just saw history. I don't think you see history in this game that often. When you see it, you applaud it.
aggressive medical playing staff training
Over the weekend, he was very aggressive in his playing and it's barking. The medical and training staff think that he should take a day or two.
feature guys role
Our role guys have become our feature players.
last rough starts virtually
I think if you look at virtually every starter, we've had some rough starts in the last two weeks,
experience goes pitching weapons
I think he's pitching with more confidence. He's got more experience and he's got more weapons when he goes out there. They all fit.
expect unless
I think he's going to start. Unless I go in (the clubhouse) and find out something that wasn't obvious, I expect him to start.
early gets shows state surprised
I think he'll show up in the state (Sunday). If he gets here early enough, I wouldn't be surprised if he shows up at the park.